PIANOCONDUCTOR 39 A FUNNY THING

HAPPENED ON THE
WAY TO THE FORUM

5
Free
HERO: You are free!
PSEUDOLUS: I am what?
HERO: Free!
PSEUDOLUS: Free ! PSEUDOLUS: Say it again!
1 ModeratelyIn 4
U U
In 2 HERO: Free!

44 j j
(PSEUDOLUS)

&C

j j

. U
Oh, what a word! Oh, what a word!

44 U
C j j j j
Picc, Clars

&

Clar

J
i U U
rubato

?C 44
Strings, Harp

1
w
2
Bass Clar, Timp, Cello, Bass

j j 74 j j 4
& j
(PSEUDOLUS)

J 4
Ive of - ten thought, Ive of - ten dreamed How it would be

j j 74 j j 44
& j
J
? 74 44
w w .
3 4
PSEUDOLUS:
Once more!

U
j
HERO: Free! 7
4
(PSEUDOLUS)

& 4 j j j
J
And yet I nev - er thought Id be But when you come to think

U
4
& 4 j j j j
Flute, Clars, Vlns

J
? 44 U
w w
7
5 6

poco accel.

& j


of such things A man should have the rights that all oth - ers

& j

. . .
. .
() . . . . .
? .
. .

8 Clars, Bass Clar, Vla, Cello 9 10 +Bass
(3/1/01)
PIANOCONDUCTOR 40 #5F re e

11
poco rall.
j 6 4
&
(PSEUDOLUS)

4

4
Can you im - ag - ine What it will be like when I am

& j 64 44
Flute, Clars, Vlns

. . . .
.
? . .
cresc.

64 44
Clars

.

12 .
. . . .
11
.

4 #### 4
&4 45 4

# > # > > >

Can you see me?

# 5 # #### 4
4 # #
+Xylo

&4 4 4

> >
Tutti
+Wood Blk

? 44 & # #
45 # # ? #
# # # # 44
13 14 > 15 >
16
# #
Tempo

& # # 44
(PSEUDOLUS)

#### 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Can you

& 4

Strings, Clars
f +Drums F
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(Brushes)

? # # # # 44
16
17 18 19
20
#### j
& j #

^ ^
see me as a Ro - man with my head un - bowed? (Sing it good and loud)

#### ^ ^
&
#
p^ ^ ^ ^
? ####

20 21 22
PIANOCONDUCTOR 41 #5F re e

# # # # (HERO)
.
j
(PSEUDOLUS)

&
Free! Like a Ro - man, hav - ing rights And like a Ro - man, proud! Can you

#### ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
&



N
F ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
? ####
23 24
25

####
(PSEUDOLUS) 28
n b b b
(HERO)

& # # b b
see me? I can see you! Can you see me as a vot - er fight - ing

####

Clars

& # # n n n b b

> >
? ####
+Brass (Brass Tacet)

b
b b
26
> 27
> 28

#### b F
(HERO) (PSEUDOLUS)

j n n b . b b
& b J b
graft and vice? (Sing it soft and nice) Free! Why, Ill

####
& n b b n b n b b
n -
? #### b
b
b b b
b
b b -
29 30 31

32
#### n b b b b j n
& b
be so con - sci - en - tious that I may vote twice! Can you

####
n b b
& n n n b b
? ####
b b
b
b b
b
32 33
PIANOCONDUCTOR 42 #5F re e

# # # # (PSEUDOLUS) b f N
& n cresc.
n n b
see me? Can you see me? When Im

#### b nn b
& n bn
Brass

b n
> >
#### n
& b n b n b
n n b
> > > >
? #### n n b
n n
34
> > 35
> >
36
b b n b
&b J
J
free to be what - ev - er I want to be, Think what won - ders Ill ac - com - plish then!

& b .. ii b .. ii ii
Harp

..
.I
b .
I . I
&b w bw b w
Clar

+Vla
. . .
+Tbns

? w w w
Bass Clar, Cello

b w bw w

36 37 38

. b n b b
&b
When the mas - ter that I serve is me And just me, Can you

& b b b .. ii .. ii b .. ii
.I . I b .
I
b
Picc, Clars,

.
Vlns

& b bw b w bw b
. . .

? w w w
b bw w bw
39 40
41

PIANOCONDUCTOR 43 #5F re e
42

(PSEUDOLUS)

&b

see me be - ing e - qual with my coun - try - men? Can you see me be - ing Pseu - do - lus the

Clars, Vlns

& b N
.

.


+Tbns . . .
. . . . .
leggiero
?b

42 43 44

&b

cit - i - zen? Can you see me be - ing Give it to me once a - gain:

& b
. . . .
.
.
?b . . . n .

45 46 47

&b 2 b b b b b 44
(PSEUDOLUS)

4
(PSEUDOLUS claps his
Thats it! Yes! hand over HEROS mouth.)

b . (HERO)
. 24 R . b b b b b 44
&
> >
+Xylo A
b b b b b 44
Free! Free! Fr

24
&b
>
+Brass,

gg
Harp

?b ggg 24 4
bbbbb 4

48
> 49 50

51
b
& b b b b 44 j j j j j j 74
(PSEUDOLUS)

.
Now, not so fast I did - nt think The way I am, I

.
Flute,
Harp, Xylo,

b
& b b b b 44 j j j j j j 74
Vln pizz

Clar (Clar)

.
? b b 4 7
b b b 4 . w . 4
51 Cello, Bass 52 53
PIANOCONDUCTOR 44 #5F re e

b j
(PSEUDOLUS)

& b b b b 74 j J
44 j

j

.
have a roof, Three meals a day Flute, And I dont have to pay

.
Harp, Xylo,

j
Vln pizz

b
& b b b b 74 j
J
44 Clarsj

j

? b b b 74 44
b b w
54 55

b
57

& b b b b J j

.
a thing. Flute, Im just a slave and ev - ry - things free.

.
Harp, Xylo,

j
Vln pizz

b
& b b b b J j
Flute, Clars, Vlns

.
() .
? bb b
b b w
56 57 58 Clar, Bs Clar, Tbn, Vla, Cello

b b
poco rall.
j
&b b b
If I were free, Then noth - ing would be free

b b j
&b b b
. . . . . . . .
cresc.

? b b
b b b
59 60 +Bass

b j 64
& b bbb
44
And if Im beat - en now and then, What does it mat - ter?

b j 64
& b bbb

44
. . .
. . . .
Clar
.
? bb b 64 44
b b .
62 .
61
. . . .
PIANOCONDUCTOR 45 #5F re e

63
b b 4 U #### 4
(HERO) (PSEUDOLUS)

a tempo

b 45
(Softly)

& b b4 4
Free. Can you see me? >

> nn #n > >
b b 4
&b b b4
U

+Xylo
54
#### 4
4
# n > >
f Tutti
> >
? b b b 44 U n # # # # 44
b b 45
63 64 65 (To: 127)

127
#### 4
(PSEUDOLUS)

& 4

# #
Can you

& # # 44 gggg ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg

Harp (quasi Lute)

g g g g g g g
# # ^ ^ ^ ^
& # # 44




F ^
Strings pizz, Clars > >
^ ^ ^
? #### 4
4
127 128
> 129 130
>

131
#### j
& j #

see me as a po - et writ - ing po - et - ry? All my verse will be

#### ggg ggg ggg #

& ggg ggg
(Harp)

g g g g gg

####
&

p . . . #
? ####

131 . . 132 . 133
PIANOCONDUCTOR 46 #5F re e

####
. j
(HERO) (PSEUDOLUS)

&
Free! A mu - seum will have me pick - led for pos - ter - i - ty! Can you

#### ggg ggg

ggg ggg
(Harp)

&
N - g

g
g
g

Clars, Stringsarco . . . .
? ####
(pizz)

134 - 135
. . 136
. .

####
139
n b b b
(HERO) (PSEUDOLUS)

& # # b b
see me? I can see you! Can you see me as a lov - er, One of

# # # # # # ... .
# # ..
& # n n n b
Clars

.
#


. b
> > (Stringsarco)

? ####



b b
137
> 138
> 139

PSEUDOLUS: No,

#### b
(PSEUDOLUS)

j b .
(PSEUDOLUS)

n
(HERO)

n b b
(Sings)
& b J b
great re - nown, Wom - en fall - ing down? Free? But Ill

#### n
n b b n b
+Harp

& n n b b
>
? #### b
+Brass

b b b b b
140
b 141
b 142 >

#### n b b j n
& b b
b J
buy the house of Ly - cus for my house in town. Can you

####
& n n n b n b b
Clars

b
? #### b
(Stringsarco)

b b b
143 144
b
PIANOCONDUCTOR 47 #5F re e

# # # # (PSEUDOLUS)
n b n n N
& b
see me? Cant you see me? Be you

####
& n bn b nn b
Brass

b n
> >
#### n
& b n b n b
n n b
> > > >
? #### n n b
n n
145
> > 146
> >
147
b b n b
&b
an - y - thing from king to bak - er of cakes, Youre a veg - ta - ble un - less youre free!

b
Vibes, Harp

b
& b

b b
ww Vla ww N ww
j j
.. b b .. ..
Cello, Clars

Tbns

?b
147
148
149

. b n b b
&b

Flute,b Its a lit - tle word but, Oh, the diff - rence it makes: Its the

b j
Clars,

&b
Vlns

b b b b
& b b b

b b
ww N ww ww
j j j
b b .. .. b b ..
?b
150
151
152

PIANOCONDUCTOR 48 #5F re e
153
(PSEUDOLUS)

&b

nec - es - sar - y es - sence of de - mo - cra - cy, Its the thing that ev - ry slave should have the

& b N
. . . .
.
? . . . . .
Strings, Clars

b
153 154 155

157 poco rall.

&b

right to be, And I soon will have the right to buy a

&b
. . .
?
. . .
b
156 157

&b
slave for me! Can you see him?
> Well, Ill free him!
> When a

j A Vlns

..
&b
(opt. tacet)

.. .
n . > >
+Harp, Brass

? .
b .
158 J 159 160
+Timp

161
b b n b
a tempo

&b
Pseu - do - lus can move, The u - ni - verse shakes, But Ill nev - er move un - til Im free!

b b n b
&b
(Vlns)

& b
Tpts

b b
w

F Vla, Cello
?b w
Clars
w Nw
161
162
163

PIANOCONDUCTOR 49 #5F re e

. b n b b
(PSEUDOLUS)

&b
Such a lit - tle word, but, Oh, the diff - rence it makes, Ill be

. b n b b
&b

j
b
& b b .
b b

?b w Nw w
164
165
166

167

&b

Pseu - do - lus the foun - der of a fam - i - ly, Ill be Pseu - do - lus the pil - lar of so -

& b N
. . . .
.
. . . . .
Strings, Clars

?b

167 168 169

"j
171 a tempo

&b
ten.

J J
ci - e - ty, Ill be Pseu - do - lus the man, if I can on - ly be

& b "
. . . .
.
?b . " .
.
170 171 172
PIANOCONDUCTOR 50 #5F re e

b 24

(HERO)

&
Free! Free! F - R - dou - ble

&b 24
(PSEUDOLUS)

> >
Sing it! Spell it! No, the

&b 24
F Tutti

?b 2
4

173
> 174
> 175

& b 24 44






F - R - E - E

& b 24
44
> > > >

long way

+Picc,

& b 24 44

Clars

f
> > > >
? b 24 44

176 177
> > 178
> >
ww ww ww
&b J
ossia:

Free!!!

w w w
&b J
>
>j > >
Free!!!

n
Tpts, Vlns (8va), Flute (8va), Picc (15ma)

&b b b
n
A

> >>
J
> > >
> >
+Harp

>
Clars, Vla cresc.

b n
?b n

Tbns, Cello

179 180 181 182
> >
+Timp