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6. The Hammer Tim Minchin

1 2 3 4 5 6
Quirky, not too fast

Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timp
Timpani
mf mp

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar
mf
Trunchbull: An exception? Harp

Kbd 1
Piano mf

Trunchbull

Voice

Look at these tro - phies, See how my tro - phies

Voice

Guitar
Band
Trunchbull: An exception?
Miss Honey: I believe that Matilda Wormwood is an exception to the rules.
Accdn 8vb Trunchbull: To rules? In my school?

MD mf
Kbd 2 Basses

+Timp
+Bass

Cello

pizz.
Bass
mf

Quirky, not too fast

Piano

1-12-10
2 6. The Hammer
7 8 9 10 11 12

Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

3
Voice

gleam in the sun - light? See how they shine? What do you think it took to make the Eng -lish na -tion -al ham -mer -throw -ing

Voice

Band

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 3
13 14 15 16 17 18
A
Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

mp

Trumpet 2

mp
[Tpts]
Trombone

S.D. (snares off)

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

cham - pion - ship mine? Do you think in that mo -ment when my big mo - ment came That I

Voice

Tpts / Drum
Band

Trem Str

MD
Kbd 2 Top: Accdn
Btm: Timp sounding 8va

Cello

Bass

Piano A7(b9)

1-12-10
4 6. The Hammer
19 20 21 22 23 24

Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1
cresc

Trumpet 2
cresc

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 play LH trem

Piano TO PIANO on piano

Well?
Voice

treat - ed the rules with cas - ual dis - dain? Like

Voice

Band
cresc

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 5
25 B 26 27 28 29 30

Flute
f 3 mf

Bass Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
in Bb
mp mf

Trumpet 1
f

Trumpet 2
f

Trombone
f

Percussion

Timp
Timpani
Clash Cym

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar
mf

Kbd 1 To Piano
Piano mf

loco

Voice

hell! As I stepped up to the cir - cle, did I change my plan? What? As I chalked up my palms, did I wave my

Voice

Fl

Band
f 3

Bs Clar Fl Bs Clar

mapped timps
sound A
MD
Kbd 2 Marc Str

mf

marcato
Cello
mf

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
6 6. The Hammer
31 32 33 34 35 36

Flute
mf mp

Bass Clarinet
in Bb
mf

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2
f

Trombone
f

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

hands? I did not! As I start - ed my spin did I look at the view? Did I drift off and dream for a min ute or two?Do you think I fal tered

Voice

Band

Bs Clar Fl
Fl Bs Clar Fl Brass

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 7
37 38 39 40 41 42

Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

or a mend ed my ro - ta - tion? Do youthink I al tered my in tend ed e-le - va - tion? As the ham mer took off, did Ichangemy gruntfromthegrunt

Voice

Band

Brass

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
8 6. The Hammer
43 44 45 46 47 48
C
Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb
mp

Trumpet 1

mp

Trumpet 2

mp

Trombone
mp

Percussion

Timpani

Tam Tam Mark Tree

Clash Cym
Extra Ride
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 mp
Piano

Voice

I had prac -tised for ma -ny a month? Not a jot! Not a dot did I stray from the plot! Not a de -tail of mythrow was ad -just -ed or for - got - ten. Not e -ven when the

Voice

Band

Legato str 15mb

MD
Kbd 2 Legato str

Cello

Bass

Piano mp
A‹

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 9
49 50 51 52 53 54
rit.

Flute

Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

ad lib.

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 spread to taste

Piano

3 No, no, no, no...

Voice

ham -mer left my hands and sailed high up, up a - bove the stands did I let my - self go?

Voice

Band

MD
Kbd 2

Cello
mp

Bass
mp

rit.

Piano A‹/G D2/F©

1-12-10
10 6. The Hammer
55 56 57 58 59 60
D
Flute
mf

To Cl.
Bass Clarinet
in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 mf sim.
Piano

Voice

If you want to throw the ham - mer for yourcount - ry Tra - la - la. You have to stay in -side the

Voice

Fl
Band

Kbd 1

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 11
61 62 63 64 65 66

Flute

[Flute] Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
in Bb
mf

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

cir - cle all the time. Tra - la - la. If you want to make the team you don't need hap -pi -ness or self - es -

Voice

+ Cl

Band

MD
Kbd 2

Cello
mp

Bass

Piano

1-12-10
12 6. The Hammer
67 68 69 70 71 72
E
Flute

cantabile
Clarinet in Bb

mf

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 p
Piano 2 3 4

Sing, children!
Voice

teem, You just need to keep your feet in -side the line. 2 3 4... If you want to throw the
Kids

Voice

If you want to throw the

Cl
Band

MD
Kbd 2

pizz.

Cello

Bass

Piano C

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 13
73 74 75 76 77 78

Flute
mf

Clarinet in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

sim.

Voice

ham - mer for yourcount - ry You have to stay in -side the cir - cle all the time.

Voice

ham - mer, Bam - bi - na - tum est ma -gi - tum. have to stay in -side the cir - cle. Cir - cu -lum ma

Fl
Band

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano G/D C C G/D C

1-12-10
14 6. The Hammer
79 80 81 82 83 84
cantabile

Flute
mp

Clarinet in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

D‹
Acoustic Guitar
mf

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

And if you want to teach suc - cess, you don't use sym -pa -thy or ten - der - ness. You have to force the lit -tle

Voice

gi - tum, ma -gi - tum. Ah ah ah ten - der - ness.

Band

Soft str

MD
mp
Kbd 2

arco
Cello
mp

Bass
mp

Piano F D7/F© C A7/C© D‹

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 15
85 86 87 88 89 90
F
Flute
f

Clarinet in Bb
f

Trumpet 1
mf f

Trumpet 2
f
mf

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani
f

Extra
Percussion

G(“4) G C
Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano f poco legato

Sing, Jenny!
Voice

squits to toe the line. If you want to throw the ham - mer for yourcount - ry
Kids & Miss Honey

Voice

If you want to throw the ham - mer, Bam -bi -na - tum, Bam -bi -na - tum,

Brass
Band
mf f

Vlns 8vb
Kbd 1

MD
Vlns 15ma
Kbd 2

Cello
f

Bass
f

Piano G C D A7 D

1-12-10
16 6. The Hammer
91 92 93 94 95 96

Flute
mf

Clarinet in Bb
mf

Trumpet 1
mf

Trumpet 2
mf

Trombone

f mf

Percussion

Timpani
mf

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

Voice

You have to stay in -side the cir - cle all the time. I ap - ply just one sim -ple

Voice

Glo - ri - a ma -gi - tum. Stay in -side the cir - cle. Cir - cu -lum est De - us, De - us.

Band

MD
Kbd 2 Vlns loco

Bells 15ma, correct pitches

Eb=D bell also

Cello
mf

Bass

mf
Piano A7 D G

1-12-10
 6. The Hammer 17
97 98 99 100 101 102

Flute

Clarinet in Bb

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Percussion

Timpani

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1 empty bar p f

Piano

Voice

rule to ham -mer -throw - ing, life and school: Life's a ball, so learn to throw it,

Voice

WW

Band
mf

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano E7 D B7 E‹7 A

1-12-10
18 6. The Hammer
103 104 105 106 107 108

Flute
f

Clarinet in Bb
f

Trumpet 1
mf f

Trumpet 2

mf f

Trombone
mf f

Percussion

Timpani
f

Extra
Percussion

Acoustic Guitar

Kbd 1
Piano

rfz
Voice

Find the bal - ly line and tow it, And al - wsy keep your feet in -side the line.

Voice

Tutti

Band
f
+ Brass

MD
Kbd 2

Cello

Bass

Piano
F©‹7 B7 E‹7 A D

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