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The Wife
for soprano, accordion, and synthesizer
Kamala Sankaram 2018
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The Wife
for soprano, accordion, and synthesizer
PERUSALSCORE
Kamala Sankaram
Duration: 9’
First printing, March 2024
Copyright ©2018 Kamala Sankaram. All Rights Reserved. Program Note Copyright ©2018 Kamala Sankaram. All Rights Reserved Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com
Iwassohappy. - Happy - withhim. Whatisthemeasure - ofa life? Ofa
whatwillIremember? - Hislooks? WhenIpicture - him now his face is a
WillI remem - -berhis touch?
Warmth, pressure, - the
Synth. weightofhis frame. The senseofabody - no longer - there. DoIre-member - his voice?
Synth.
voice richandsweet. Songsfromhisfara --wayhomeland. - Songsthatwerealmost - fa-miliar. -
Synth. So that youlonged to joinin thesinging. -
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La Butthemelo --dywase-lusive. - Youcouldn't - quitehold
on. So allthatwasleftwasthelonging. - allthatwasleftwasthelong ing.
The moon. Themoonpulled. Pulled... Un
til I... Un-tilwe... Wedon'ttakeinoutsid - -ersandtheydon'tfindtheirwaytous.
Ourhomeisremote, - avalley - pastthepineforest. - Hewasadistant - cousin. - His parents - hadpassed.
Hehadnobrothers. - Hewas a-lone. Hearrived - without - fanfare, - ashadow. -
Hanging - attheedgeofourmeetings. - thenhejoinedinthesinging. - His
Accord. voice richandsweet. Songsfromhisfara --wayhomeland. - Songsthatwerealmost - fami - -liar.
And fromthatdayhewaswelcome. - Hewouldlead thesing-ing.
life? Ofa love? Howitbegins - orhowit ends? Inthebegin - -ningwaswarmth. His
S. Accord. Synth. hadthesamesickness. - Themoonpulls. Thebloodburns. Thesleeper - wakes. Thechangecomes.
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