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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 Mixed Voices and Piano Reginald Unterseher, b. 1956

Lizette Woodworth Reese, 1856-1935

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



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



   

ALL

5

 

   

Glad that I

live

am



 I;



That

  



the



sky

 

is

 









 

         



blue;





                                                                                  

9

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes,

               

  





 



      And the fall

of



dew.

      

 











    

  



    

  

     

  

© Reginald Unterseher 2016

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4

A Little Song of Life

13   

A





  

 



 

   

Glad that I

live

am



        



 





live



live

Glad that I

       I;

Glad that I



     

is

blue;



     

blue;





  

 



That the sky

That the

sky

That the sky   

 

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

live

17       

      

am

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes

      

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes,

  



      

   

 

 

Glad for the coun - try lanes

               

Glad for the coun - try lanes,

  

 

 



I;



That the

  

And the

      

And the fall

of

  

     

And the

And the fall

        



of

 







is

 



is

blue;

is

blue;



fall

of





dew.









 

fall



dew.

of

dew.

  





dew.

    



                        











   

sky

 





    

  



    

  

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A Little Song of Life

         B

21



       Af - ter the sun

        Af - ter the sun

         Af - ter the sun



  

the rain,

  

  

the rain,

    the rain,

 





   

   

      

Af - ter the rain

   



the



     

Af - ter the rain

the

     

Af - ter the rain

the

 

sun;





sun;



sun;

   

 





   

   

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

the rain,

25         

         This is

       

life till the

work

be done.

        

life till the

work

be done.

  

the way

of

     

This is

      

the way

Af - ter the rain

of

This is



   

5

This is





                       

the way

of

life till the

work

be done.

the way

of

life till the

work

be done.

   

 

  



     

the

sun;

   

   

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

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         C

29



       Af - ter the sun

        Af - ter the sun

        Af - ter the sun



            

 

Af - ter the sun

 

the rain,

 

the rain,

 

the rain,

 

       

  



the way

of

the way

the way

        





       



the

sun;





     

Af - ter the rain

       

the

sun;

      

  

the



   



    

Af - ter the rain



   

sun;

     

Af - ter the rain

 



the

sun;

   

  

the way

 



work

of

life till the

work

be done.

        work

be done.

of

life till the

work

be done.

   

 



   



      

 

  

 

 



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







       

life till the





be done.

of





       

     

This is

   

   

life till the

         This is



   

 

       

         This is

Af - ter the rain

   







 

      

                                

33          This is



   

the rain,

   









  









  









      

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  

 

 

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A Little Song of Life

7

37   





  





D

  



     







All that we need to

        

39    



  

 







 



 

do





be



 

 















 



do



    



we





we

 

low





or



low

 



high



is

  





be

 





sky.







All that we need to

    











or



high

  



to





is

to

 









see that we grow

  











 











  



near - er



       

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



  







the

near - er

see that we grow





the

8

A Little Song of Life

41   



      

sky.











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

 

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

 

              

      



 

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

 

              



All that we need to

do

43      

be

we

low

or



All that we need to

    





sky.

do



be

we

low



or

                

 



 

 





      

high is

to

see that we grow



high is

to

see that we grow



near - er

near - er

the

the



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A Little Song of Life

      E



45

    All

  

that

sky.



  



to



do



  







we



need



               



All

         

that

 

we

All that we need to



 

 

need

do





do

low





 

or



All that we need to

         

sky.

 



 

 



do



is

be

we





to

low

is



or

to

        



 





be

we















low

       be

high is



 

           

high

high



 

we



   

 

be

 

47     

 

to

9

to





we

low

 





to





 

 

 





near





-

er

see that we grow

grow

 



 

or

 

near

high is





           

      

grow

or

near - er

see that we grow

 





-





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

the

the

      

 

the

near - er

er

the

 

 

10

A Little Song of Life

   

49       



sky.

 





   

   

sky.

              



sky.

    



       

Near

er

 

 

 

         



 

er

 

poco cresc.



the

        

Near

 

the



  

sky.

           

All that we need to do be we low or poco cresc.

  

sky.

 

   cresc.    

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

 

 



 

 



      52

            

   



     

 

  

poco cresc.

 

high is to see that we grow near - er the sky

    



 

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



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



            

F

   

     



Af - ter the sun



Af - ter the sun



        

 

 

 

the rain,

 

Af - ter the sun

the rain,

    

 

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

the rain,

    

Af - ter the sun

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 

the rain,

A Little Song of Life

56     

   

  

   

    

  



 



      



Af - ter the rain

   

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

    



be done.

          life till the

work

be done.

          life till the



work

be done.

          life till the

 





 

work

  

be done.

 



the

             

Af - ter the rain

          work

the

     

Af - ter the rain

60           life till the



the

     

Af - ter the rain

   





the









11

 

   



   



sun;

sun;

sun;



 



   

             

  

sun;













   

      

      

This is

the way

      

This is

the way

of

      

This is

the way

              This is

the way

     



Af - ter the sun



Af - ter the sun



of



  

    

of

of

     

 

the rain,

 

Af - ter the sun

the rain,

    

 

 

the rain,

                                                         

Af - ter the sun

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the rain,

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64     

   

  

   

 







        





68            

life









work



till

the

 





the



work

the

till

  















the

till

   







life





till

life

    



       



work

 

work









   

Af - ter the rain

Af - ter the rain



   

Af - ter the rain

   



life

 

 



  





      

    









                

 

be done.

 

be done.

 

be done.

 

be done.

   



  

 

 

sun;



  

Af - ter the rain

sun;

  

   

                 

the



   

sun;

the

   

   

  

the

 

   

  

the

     



   



  

sun;

 

 

 

This

is

 

This





  

is

the way

is

  









 

 





 







 

 









    

  



  



of



of



of



of

    











 



the way







the way



 

 

  

is

This



the way



This

   

  









 







 



 





 

  





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  





  



A Little Song of Life

  





  





71

  



  



       







    





  





75    

  

   

  







    



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



G



  

  

       

    

  









    



Glad that I

live



 

  





Glad that I

live

Glad that I

live

   



Glad that I

live

     

 



 

 



 

live

am

  

    

I;

   I;

  

live

am

I;

Glad that I

live

am

I;

                       

 



  



  

    





           

 

  

am

Glad that I



   





  

live

  

Glad that I

   



  

Glad that I

   











13



 

 



 



live

Glad that I

live

Glad that I

live

Glad that I

live







 

 



 

    

Glad that I



  

            

  

 

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14

A Little Song of Life

    



rit.

79

       

    





               



          



   

 









am



am



am

 

 I.

 I.

 I.











 

 

 

 

                                           

am

I.

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