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NightCadence for SATBChorus MusicbyRobertS.Cohen PoembyNanciBern LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair, NJ07043 Ph: (973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com ©2022 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.

NightCadence

Before we arebornanangelpressesafinger toourlips "Shush, forgetthesecretoftheessence ofyoursoul. Itisthe mysterythatyouwillchaseyourentire life. Itisthe scentthatyoucansmellinthedistance. Itisthe sweetperfumeyoulongtowear.

Wheredoesourlongingcomefromthatwakes usinthe night. The persistentpangthatin thedarkness sitsusupfromsleep. Wefeelitspresencelikeaghostwho istherebutwill notspeak. When we are aloneitcomeswithpryingfingersreachingforourdreams. Ourdreamsshimmerwith longing'sthrust. Oursoulswake tothem. Whatisthebeatofadream, The undertoneofpulse,a constantdrum. Whatisthetale ofadream, The wordsthatare barelysaid yetbreathe withaspiration. Andwhatisthetruthofourdreamswhenweare notreachingformorning. When ourspirits feelthemlikewaterover afall.

Somewhereinthedark, Inthe smoothsheetofsleep thatcoatstheairslatecool There isadeeppulse.

Somewhereinthedark, Inthe restlessgrindoftimethatturnsitsdreams There isaconstantrhythm.

Somewhereinthedark, Inthe deep wooded heartthatisverdantmoist There isabeckoningbeat.

Somewhereinthedark, Inthe rusticshadeoffaiththatholdsthe heatatbay There isasteadypace. There isastrokingwind.

Somewhereinthedark, Inthe dark, in thedarkwe canonlyfeel The NightCadence.

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                        Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano  Be       Adagio Adagio      foreweare    Before           (chant-like) (chant-like) (for rehearsal purposes)   born an    weareborn              angelpressesa     angelpresses                 fingertoour     fingertoour           -1
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NightCadence
                        S A T B Pno. 5  lips     toour            lips          "Shush,forgetthe     "Shush,forgetthe     "Shush,forgetthe     "Shush,forgetthe                     7 7 Unpocopiumosso    Unpocopiumosso ord. ord.             secretoftheessence       secretoftheessence       secretoftheessence       secretoftheessence                             ---- -- -                                    S A T B Pno. 9   ofyoursoul."    ofyoursoul."   ofyoursoul."     of yoursoul."                Itisthe     Itisthe     Itisthe     Itisthe                          3 mystery that      3 mystery that      3 mystery that      3 mystery that           3           3 2 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
                                    S A T B Pno. 12        youwillchaseyourentire       youwillchaseyourentire       youwillchaseyourentire       youwillchaseyourentire                           life.  life.  life.    yourlife.           Itisthe     Itisthe     Itisthe                      scent that   scent that   scent that     thescentthat                                    S A T B Pno. 16      youcansmellinthe     youcansmellinthe      youcansmellinthe     youcansmellinthe                       distance.    distance.   distance.   distance.              Itisthe     Itisthe     Itisthe     Itisthe                -3 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
                              S A T B Pno. 19           sweetperfumeyoulongto       sweetperfumeyoulongto       sweetperfumeyoulongto       sweetperfumeyoulongto                                      wear.    wear.    wear.    wear.                    Wheredoesourlonging    Wheredoes  Where              21 21 cantabile cantabile cantabile--            S A T B Pno. 22    comefrom       ourlongingcomefrom   come from                 thatwakesusinthe    Where inthe    Where inthe       thatwakesusinthe                       night. Theper     night. Theper    night. Theper    night. Theper                 --4 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 25       sistentpangthatinthe    sistentpang       sistentpangthatinthe    sis tentpang                       darknesssitsus       thedarknesssitsus     darknesssitsus     darknesssitsus                     upfromsleep.      upfromsleep.sitsus   upfromsleep.   upfromsleep.               ----            S A T B Pno. 28      upfromsleep.We    upfromsleep.                      feel        Wefeelitspresence  feel         29 29      like likea    likeaghost    likeaghost          ghost       whoistherebutwillnot     who willnot           5 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 32    willnotspeak.  speak.     willnotspeak.  speak.                Whenwearealoneit     When aloneit     When aloneit    When alone                      espress. espress. espress. espress.        comeswithpryingfingers       comeswithpryingfingers       comeswithpryingfingers     comes withfingers                         - ---- -            S A T B Pno. 35      reachingforourdreams.      reachingforourdreams.      reachingforourdreams.      reachingforourdreams.                          Our                  dreamsshimmerwith   dreams      dreamsshimmer             37 37--6 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 38    longing'sthrust.      long ing'sthrust.    longing'sthrust.     Our                       souls wake      souls wake      souls wake    soulswake to                         wake tothem.      wake tothem.      wake tothem.  them.                   -            S A T B Pno. 41    Whatisthe     Whatisthe      Whatisthe     Whatisthe                         beatofadream, The      beatofadream,The     beat ofadream,      beat ofadream,                          undertoneofpulse, a    un dertone     un dertone                43 43 --7 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 44   constantdrum.    constantdrum.     constantdrum.            What    Whatis the    Whatisthe    Whatisthe                    isthetaleofadream,      taleofadream, The     tale ofadream,      tale ofadream,                     -            S A T B Pno. 47        thatarebarelysaid        wordsthatarebarelysaid yet       wordsthatarebarelysaid     wordsthataresaid                                      yetbreathewithaspiration.          breathewithaspiration. The         breathe withas piration.       breathewithaspiration.                              --8 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
                        S A T B Pno. 49        thatarebarelysaid        wordsthatarebarelysaid yet       wordsarebarelysaid     words thataresaid                                  yetbreathewithaspiration.And        breathewithaspiration.And        breathewithaspiration.       breathewithaspiration.                             --                        S A T B Pno. 51       whatisthetruthofour     whatisthetruthofour     whatisthetruthofour     whatisthetruthofour                               dreamswhen   dreamswhen   dreamswhen   dreamswhen                 3 wearenotreachingfor       3 wearenotreachingfor       3 wearenotreachingfor       3 wearenotreachingfor          3                 3-9 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 54   morning.    morning.      morning.   morning.                  whenour                  poco rit. poco rit.         spiritsfeelthemlike     spiritsfeel     spiritsfeel                      Freely  Freely 56 56 ---                              S A T B Pno. 57      3 waterovera     waterover     waterover       3          rit. rit.  fall.  fall.  fall.      Somewhereinthedark,           Menomosso 58 58   Menomosso sempre preciso             Somewhereinthedark,               ----10 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 60      Somewhereinthedark,      Somewhereinthedark,   Some where   Somewhere               etherally      Inthe      Somewhereinthedark,   Some where   Somewhere                 smoothsheet of      Somewhereinthedark,   Some where   Somewhere             --- --            S A T B Pno. 63     sleepthatcoatsthe      Somewhereinthedark,   Some where   Somewhere                 airslatecool     airslatecool   Some where      Somewhereinthedark,                        Thereisadeep      Somewhereinthedark,                   --11 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 66    pulse.      Somewhereinthedark,                      Somewhereinthedark,                   Somewhereinthedark,      Somewhereinthedark,   Some where   Somewhere                 --            S A T B Pno. 69    Inthe    Inthe   Some where      Somewhereinthedark,                    restlessgrindoftimethat       restlessgrindoftimethat   Some where   Somewhere                    turns its      restlessgrindthatturns   Some where      Somewhereinthedark,                ---12 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 72  dreams    restlessdreams      Thereisa      Somewhereinthedark,                     constantrhythm.              Inthe     Inthe        Somewhereinthedark,                   --            S A T B Pno.     deepwoodedheart     deepwoodedheart     deepwooded   deep heart                75 75     thatis    thatis     woodedheart                 verdantmoist    verdantmoist       Thereisa    verdantmoist              --13 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 78    Inthe    Inthe      beckoningbeat.                     rusticshadeoffaith      rusticshadeoffaith      rusticshadeof   rus tic                        thatholdstheheatat       thatholdstheheatat       faiththatholdstheheatat  shade                    -            S A T B Pno. 81  bay  bay  bay       Thereisasteady               Inthe     Inthe     Inthe   pace.                        deepwoodedheart     deepwoodedheart     deepwoodedheart      Somewhereinthedark,                   83 83 --14 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 84    thatis    thatis    thatis      Somewhereinthedark,                  verdantmoist    verdantmoist    verdantmoist      Somewhereinthedark,                   Inthe     Inthe    Inthe      Somewhereinthedark,               --            S A T B Pno. 87       rusticshadeoffaiththat       rusticshadeoffaiththat       rusticshadeoffaiththat    rusticshade                      cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.       holdstheheatatbay      holdstheheatatbay      holdstheheatatbay                       There  There        Thereisastroking      There's astroking                      --15 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 90             Thereisastroking       Thereisastroking    wind. There  wind                      dim poco a poco dim poco a poco dim poco a poco dim poco a poco     wind.    wind. There      isastrokingwind.  wind                         isastrokingwind.    strokingwind.             rit. rit.-            S A T B Pno.  Some      Somewhereinthedark   Some where   Somewhere             93 93   Atempo Atempo semplice e lontano semplice e lontano semplice e lontano   semplice e lontano  where      wecanonlyfeel   Somewhere   Some where                 Somewhereinthedark  Some   Some where   Somewhere                  wecanonlyfeel  where   Somewhere   Some where            - --- ---16 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
            S A T B Pno. 97     Some where      Somewhereinthedark   Some where   Somewhere                    Thenight      wecanonlyfeel   Somewhere   Some where                   cadence.      Somewhereinthedark   Some where     Somewhere                   Thenight      wecanonlyfeel   Somewhere     Some where                  ------            S A T B Pno. 101   cadence.      Somewhereinthedark   Some where     Somewhere                   Thenight      wecanonlyfeel   Somewhere     Some where                   ca dence.      Somewhereinthedark   Some where     Somewhere              rit. rit.               morendo morendo morendo morendo morendo - -----     17 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.

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