Three Songs On Poems by Hart Crane

THREE SONGS

on poems by Hart Crane

for baritone and piano

BRAXTON BLAKE MUSIC

BRAXTON BLAKE

for Richard Lalli, in admiration and friendship

“There Are the Local...”, “To Conquer Variety”, and “ Echoes” are from COMPLETE POEMS OF HART CRANE edited by Marc Simon. Copyright© 1933, 1958, 1966 by Liveright Publishing Corporation. Copyright © 1986 by Marc Simon. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Company.

Hart

Crane

THREE SONGS

THERE ARE THE LOCAL...

sostenuto, ma claro (ad lib.)

Braxton Blake

senza rit. (independent of voice) poco rit. 8va

=46–52 =46–52

TO CONQUER VARIETY

I have seen my

from my mo ther’s breast

ghost bro ken My bo dy blessed And Ed en Scraped

sostenuto

sostenuto, ma claro (ad lib.)

Sli vers of rain up on the

8va

Jade green with