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A Little Song of Life words by Lizette Woodworth Reese music by Reginald Unterseher

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A Little Song of Life

by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935) Glad that I live am I; That the sky is blue; Glad for the country lanes, And the fall of dew.

After the sun the rain, After the rain the sun; This is the way of life, Till the work be done.

All that we need to do, Be we low or high, Is to see that we grow Nearer the sky.

ABOUT THE PIECE The energy, hope and positive energy in the poem is reinforced by the layered rhythms and syncopations in both the piano and voice parts. The poem is divided into three parts. The first part is an expression of the feeling of the joy of the natural world. The middle section explores in simple terms the cyclical nature of natural systems. When the musical material returns, it is both recognizable and developed a little more each time.

The third section introduces the last lines of the poems as a mantra, repeated back and forth between two parts while a descant group soars above them.

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for the Spokane AreaYouth Choirs, Marc A. Hafso and Judy Pearson Hafso, Artistic Directors

A Little Song of Life Lower Voices (TTBB) and Piano Reginald Unterseher, b. 1956

Lizette Woodworth Reese, 1856-1935

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                                                                = 160

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ALL

5

  

  

  

  



  

             

                                       

   

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Glad that I live

10







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And the

fall

am



I;



of

That the

sky

is

blue;





                



dew.

                                



 

 

 





 

             

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes,

              

    

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© Reginald Unterseher 2016

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A Little Song of Life

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A





 

live

      

am

 

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes



Glad that I

live





  

That the sky

 





 

is



blue;



                                                                    Glad that I

17       



     

all T

         all B

      

               

Glad for the coun - try lanes,

  

 

 



I;



That the

  

     

And the

And the fall

      

of

  

dew.





is

blue;

             T/B

 

 

   

the rain,





    

    

    

  

                                               Af - ter the sun

 





of

dew.



  



  

      

  

Af - ter the rain

the

  

 



 

    

  

  

sun;







     

 

  

B

21





fall

    

sky



    

     

 

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A Little Song of Life

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

 

        

       

25

    

This is

 





the way

   

 

of

  



     

             C

            

 

Af - ter the sun

 

life till the

the rain,

       



  

         

 

This is

   

D





 

    

BASS

37

        

  

the way





 

of

   

  

All that we need to





 

be done.

    



       

 

  

     sun;                

      

   

 

       

    

Af - ter the rain

 

  

the

       



       

33



work





                                                       

 

29

5

life till the

 

do

   







 

work

      

  

be

 

  



we



 

 

 

low

       

be done.



 

or









high

  





is

  

 



to











  







 







      



see that we grow

  

 

  



 

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





  



 



near - er

  

 



the

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BARITONE

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39

    





All that we need to



        

sky.











do





be

41    



we

low



  

 







or

 



              



                          All that we need to

do

be

we

low

or

43                   

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All that we need to

do



be

we

low

or

               sky.

 

 



 

 





high

  



sky.







is

to

 









see that we grow

  

       to



near - er



the



       



high is





see that we grow



 

near - er

the

                   

 



 

                    

 

      

high is

to



see that we grow

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near - er

the

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E

     

T1/2

     All

  



45

that

we



need



to

do



sky.

               



All that we need to

         



 

 

do

be

 

 

 

47    

we









high

 

low

or

 

    



 

 

be

we

low

to





 

or



 

 



        



 

        



near

      

high is

to

or



 

 

 

near - er

see that we grow

 







low





-

er

see that we grow

 



the



the

 

near - er

the





sky.

    

do

we

grow

              All that we need to

be

high is

 

to



      





is





 

 



 

 



      



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A Little Song of Life

   

49     

sky.

   

 

Near



sky.

              



 

er

 

poco cresc.

the



        

sky.

          

All that we need to do be we low or

  

All that we need to do be we low or high is to see that we grow near - er the sky.

      

 





 

     



52     

         

high is to see that we grow

    



 





         

 

  

     

 

   cresc.    

              

 

 

  



poco cresc.



                      

 



near - er the sky

                         

 

 





  

           

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A Little Song of Life

9

F

             T/B

 





 

55

               Af - ter the sun

   



59

    

  

 

This

the rain,

is

                       



the way

of

                     



62



 

 



 



    





65



   







               Af

-

        

ter

  

    





    

the rain

 

 

 



 

life

 



 

till the

    







work



  

be done.

 

 

the

  

 

    

 

sun;

 

   

the sun

    

  

the

sun;

 

    

      

 

  

   

 





                          

                      

  

              

Af - ter the rain

  

Af - ter

   

   

      

   

 

the rain,

         

 



 



This



    

 

   

 

is









   

   





   



  







the way

   

  

  

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

   







of

    



10









A Little Song of Life

    

68

      life till

 



72









     

       

the



work

  

 





G



     

       

be done.











Glad that I live

  



     



                 



   

82

 

 



  

  



                             

77



 

Glad that I

 

  

 

live





  

am







       









  

I;

        

    

 

rit.

          







  

              

 

                                        

 

    

  









      





  



    



   

Glad that I live

             

  

    

                 

am

I.

                                 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.