Connecticut Autumn (2019) by bobcohenmusic

ConnecticutAutumn

Ihaveseen thepageantryoftheleavesfalling— Theirsere,brownframesdescendingbrokenly, Likeoldmenlyingdowntorest. Ihaveheard thewhisperingsofthewindscalling— Theyoungwinds—playingwiththeoldmen— Playingwiththem,asthesunflowswest.

AndIhave seenthepompofthisearthnaked— Thebrownfieldsstandingcoldandresolute, Likestrongmenwaitingfortheend. Thenhavecomethesuddengustsofwindsawaked: Thebrokenpageantry,theleavesupflailed,thetrees Tremor-stricken,thegiantbranchesrent.

Andashiverrunsovertheremnantsofthebrowngrass— Andthereiscessation.... Theprocessionalrecurs.

Ihaveseen thepageantry. Ihaveseen thehaggardleavesfalling. Onebyonefalling.

ConnecticutAutumn

        Piano       Andantino  semplice                          Pno. 4                                Pno.               8                                 Pno. 11                                            poco rit.    

            S A T B Pno.     Ihaveseenthe     Ihaveseen     Ihaveseen    semplice ATempo  semplice  semplice  15      pa - geant-ryofthe       pa - geant - ry ofthe     pa-geant - ryof        leavesfall-ing—Their     leaves fall - ing—    leavesfall - ing—                S A T B Pno. 18       sere,brownframesde - scend-ing      sere,framesde - scend - ing       sere,brownframesde - scend - ing        bro-ken - ly,Like    bro - ken - ly,     bro - ken - ly,Like          oldmenly - ingdownto       oldmenly - ingdownto       oldmenly - ingdownto    2

            S A T B Pno. 21  rest.  rest.     rest.downtorest.        Ihaveheardthe     I haveheard    Ihaveheard    Ihaveheard                  22      whis - per - ingsofthe       whis - per - ings ofthe      whis- per - ingsofthe    whis - per - ings                            S A T B Pno. 24     windscall-ing—The     windscall - ing—    windscall - ing—    windscall - ing—                    youngwinds—play-ingwiththe      youngplay-ingwiththe      youngplay - ingwiththe      play - ingwiththe                           oldmen—Play-ing     oldmen—Play - ing      old men—Play - ing      oldmen—Play-ing                3

                        S A T B Pno. 27       withthem,asthesunflows       withthem,asthesunflows      withthem,assunflows      withthem,assunflows                    west.And   west.   west.   west.             espr.      Ihaveseenthepomp       Ihaveseenthepomp     Ihaveseenpomp             espr.  espr.   espr. 29    ofthisearth      ofthisIhaveseen       ofthisIhaveseenit                                                S A T B Pno. 31     na - ked—The     na - ked—The     na - ked—The                 brownfieldsstand - ingcoldand       brownfieldsstand - ingcoldand       brownfieldsstand - ingcoldand                  re-so-lute,     re-so-lute,      re-so-lute,Like    Like             (with authority) (with authority) 4

                                    S A T B Pno. 34         strongmenwait-ingfortheend.       strongmenwait-ingfortheend.                     Thenhavecomethesud - den       Thenhavecomethesud - den             35        gustsofwindsa    gustsofwindsa   a   a                                    S A T B Pno. 37        wak-ed:Thebro-ken     wak - ed:      wak - ed: Thebro-ken     wak - ed:                                          pa-geant-ry, theleavesup         pa-geant-ry, theleavesup        pa-geant-ry, theleavesup         pa-geant-ry, theleavesup                               flailed,thetrees       flailed,thetrees       flailed,thetrees       flailed,thetrees                                    5

                        S A T B Pno. 40                      tre - mor-strick-en,thegi - antbran-ches                      tre - mor-strick-en,thegi - antbran-ches            tre-mor-strick-en,thegi - antbran-ches            tre-mor-strick - en,thegi-antbran-ches                                    rent.     rent.  rent.  rent.                                 Anda                                           S A T B Pno.           shiv - errunso - vertherem - nantsofthe        Andashiv - errunso - verthe        Andashiv - erruns    o - ver          Menomosso    43 6

                              S A T B Pno. 44        browngrass—Andthereisaces        browngrass—Andthereisaces        browngrass—Andthereisaces    browngrass—                sa-tion....   sa-tion....      sa-tion....Thepro        Thepro-ces-sion-alre                        Thepro-ces-sion-alre-curs.       ces-sion-alre-curs.    curs.                   S A T B Pno.   the     Ihaveseenthe     I haveseen    Ihaveseen                   TempoPrimo    semplice  47 47    pa - geant - ry      pa - geant - ryofthe       pa - geant - ry ofthe     pa - geant - ryof                       leavesfall-ing—Their     leavesfall - ing—    leavesfall - ing—    leavesfall - ing—             7

            S A T B Pno. 50       sere,brownframesde -

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- ing       brownframesde - scend - ing                        bro- ken - ly,Like    bro - ken - ly,     bro- ken - ly,Like     bro - ken - ly,Like                      oldmenly - ingdownto       oldmenly - ingdownto     oldmendownto     oldmendownto                          S A T B Pno. 53  rest.  rest.  rest.     rest.downtorest.           Solo     Ihaveheardthe                angelically  54       whis-per-ingsofthe                      windscall-ing—The              Tutti  8

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            S A T B Pno. 57       youngwinds—play-ingwiththe      youngplay-ingwiththe     youngwinds—withthe      play-ingwiththe                        oldmen—Play-ing     oldmen—Play-ing      old men—Play-ing      oldmen—Play-ing                      withthem,asthesunflows      withthem,assunflows     withthem,sunflows     withthem,sunflows                           S A T B Pno.   west.     west.      I haveseenthe             60 Solo        pa - geant - ry                   Ihave               Solo 9

            S A T B Pno. 63      seenthehag- gardleaves                     fall - ing.                                                                    S A T B Pno. 67       Onebyonebyone                   fall ing.              Tutti      Onebyonebyone                fall               10

            S A T B Pno. 71                 ing.    Onebyone                  Onebyone    by          Tutti     one                      11