The Field Mouse (2015) by bobcohenmusic

FieldMouse for Two-PartChorus&Piano MusicbyRobertS.Cohen

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byCecilFrancesAlexander LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 (973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com

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TheFieldMouse

Wheretheacorntumblesdown, Wheretheashtreeshedsitsberry, Withyourfursosoftandbrown, Withyoureyesoroundandmerry, Scarcelymovingthelonggreengrass, Fieldmouse,Icanseeyoupass. Littlething,inwhatdarkden, Lieyouallthewintersleeping? Tillwarmweathercomesagain, ThenoncemoreIseeyoupeeping Roundaboutthetalltreeroots, Nibblingattheirfallenfruits. Fieldmouse,Fieldmouse,donotgo, Wherethefarmerstackshistreasure, Findthenutthatfallsbelow, Eattheacornatyourpleasure, Butyoumustnotstealthegrain Hehasstackedwithsomuchpain. Makeyourholewheremossesspring, Underneaththetalloak'sshadow, Pretty,quietharmlessthing, Playaboutthesunnymeadow. Keepawayfromcornandhouse, Nonewillharmyou,littlemouse.

CecilFrancesAlexander

TheFieldMouse

                PartI PartII Piano                 Andantedolcemente Andantedolcemente                         Wheretheacorntumblesdown,                     A A         I II 4         Wheretheashtreeshedsitsberry,                         Withyourfursosoftandbrown,                            Withyoureyesoroundandmerry,                    1

        I II 7      Scarcelymovingthe     Scarcelymoving                        longgreengrass,      longgreengrass,                       Fieldmouse,Icanseeyou        Fieldmouse,Icanseeyou                           I II 10   pass.   pass.                                  Littlething,in        Littlething,inwhatdarkden,                   B B          I II 13    whatdarkden,         Lieyouallthewintersleeping?                     Tillwarmweather        Tillwarmweathercomesagain,                      comesagain,         ThenoncemoreIseeyoupeeping                 2

        I II 16      Roundaboutthe     Roundaboutthe                        talltreeroots,      talltreeroots,                       Nibblingattheir       Nibblingattheirfallen                          I II 19   fruits.   fruits.                    FieldMouse,FieldMouse,                C C      donotgo,                            I II 22         Wherethefarmerstackshis                      treasure,                      Findthenutthat     Findthenutthat                         3

        I II 25    fallsbelow,    fallsbelow,                         Eattheacornatyour        Eattheacornatyour                        pleasure,Butyou      pleasure,Butyou                  I II 28        mustnotstealthegrainHehas        mustnotstealthegrainHehas                rit. poco a poco rit. poco a poco       stackedwithsomuchpain.      stackedwithsomuchpain.                   Makeyourholewheremossesspring,                    Atempo D D  Atempo        I II 31          Underneaththetalloak'sshadow,                      Pretty,harmlessthing,        Pretty,quietharmlessthing,                           Playaboutthesunnymeadow.         Playaboutthesunnymeadow.                     4

        I II 34      Keepawayfrom     Keepawayfrom                           cornandhouse,      cornandhouse,                        Nonewillharmyou,                   sub. sub.        I II 37       Nonewillharmyou,                        Nonewillharmyou,      Nonewillharmyou,                         littlelittle   little                      I II 40   mouse.   mouse.              dim. poco a poco                    (Make Mouse Sounds) (Make Mouse Sounds)    little    little                 rit. rit.    mouse.  mouse.     5