Found Postcards

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Found Postcards

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ABOUT Found Postcards A collection of songs setting selections from 40 abandoned postcards discovered and compiled by playwright Gary Winter. Found over years of Gary’s antique-store and used-bookseller browsing, the brief, sometimes enigmatic messages in these postcards are forever frozen in time, and they offer a curious glimpse into capricious sentiments of sweetness, disappointment, sorrow, playfulness, and wonder.

To Miss Mary M. Burke, Sparta WI (1909) ...........................................5 To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937) ..................................8 To Charlie, May 2 (1911) ....................................................................... 14 To Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick, Chenango Co. NY (1909) .......18

FIRST PERFORMANCES To Miss Mary M. Burke Mr. Walter Estes and Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick Emily Martin, soprano David Holkeboer, piano October 11, 2006 The Watkinson School Hartford, CT To Charlie

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Byron Jones, tenor Karen Walker, piano February 19, 2019 Goodson Recital Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory Winchester, VA

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FROM 40 Postcards by Gary Winter Front:

Date: To:

Cartoon: Cop chasing crook “Excuse haste (and a poor pen)” 1909 Miss Mary M. Brooke, Sparta, Wis Box 357

Hallo there how are you I got your postal the 21st of this month and was glad to hear from you. The one you sent me was a dandy. oh Mary I would have came with Mabel the last time but I as sick and could not. Isn’t that a shame. I will come next time.

Front: Date: To:

Paris: Hotel Palais D’Orsay 1937 Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester, Maine

Dear Walter, We have just returned from the park where we saw “mignon.”

I shall hate to leave Paris and shall be glad to get home.

Today we spent at the colorful world’s Fair and rode to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Last night we saw the Greek Sculpture in the Louvre in illumination—one of the most impressive sights of the whole trip. The picture on the postcard is of the Palace where we live. I will probably leave soon. May I call you in the shop? Hope everything goes well with you. I shall be seeing you soon. I’m afraid you didn’t get your last letter. I put it in mailbox from Spain.

Love, Ruth " Front:

Date:

Two girls watching a parade “The Coronation. The Sight of a Life Time” May 2, 1911

Dear Charlie, I am sending you a photo of my car but can tell you it is a beauty. We have had some jolly spins lately as we are very near Windsor Virginia Water and fifty miles from Brighton which is a lovely run. Hope to have another lovely ride like the last in the Autumn. Will you take me?

Best wishes from Gertie

Front: Date: To:

Liberty Bell 1909 Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick, Chenango Co, NY

Dearest Grandma, Your pretty present received many thanks it is lovely.

I did not begin everything. Alas little Arthur is gone.

It seems too bad. But it’s the lords will.

With love and kisses, Dora

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for Emily Martin

Found Postcards songs for soprano and piano

compiled by GARY WINTER

JONATHAN NEWMAN

To Miss Mary M. Burke, Sparta WI (1909)    

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Copyright © 2006 and 2018 by Jonathan Newman. OK Feel Good Music (ASCAP) All rights reserved For all countries

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To Miss Mary M. Burke, Sparta WI (1909) più     

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would

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came

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To Miss Mary M. Burke, Sparta WI (1909)

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come

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Is - n’t that a

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was

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not.

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the last

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and could

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    

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next

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time.

   

        

Meno mosso

shame.

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To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)  

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Gliding (  = 44)

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Wal

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To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)

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get

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shall

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                  to





              

           

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be

glad

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 

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



                                     

A tempo



shall









 

To

-

 

                            

World’s

Fair







and

 

10

To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)

  

   

   

 

22









rode

    

 

to the top

 

  

    

     

of the Eif

-

   



     fel

Tow

-

-

-

 

er.

                                      

24







                                                                

27

        night

 

poco



29

 legato 

A tempo

    

       

we saw the Greek





Sculp - ture





of

the

in the



 

                       one

    

poco rit.



 

 

  



      



 

     

Louv - re

in

        

il - lu - mi - na



res -



   

 

 

Last



tion—



 

- sive sights                               

most

 

imp

-

   

11

To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)



 



 



32

        

                               

of the

   

              



   

pic

                          live.

   

40





     poco rit.

                   I

will

prob

-

 



-



    

              sempre    

The



37 A tempo

trip.

poco rit.





                         

whole





35

 

 

  

      

            

ture on the post - card





           



A tempo

  



  

            

is of the Pal





-

 

ace where we

        



                        

 









                                                 

ab - ly

leave

soon.

12

To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)





43





 

                 





 

46

legato













      



quasi Recit.

   

   



  

          

May I call you in the shop?



 



 

più







 



                                                                    più                         Hope

   

eve - ry - thing

 

49

    you.

    



51







       



goes



well



     

 

 I



  

            shall



with



be





   



see - ing

    











 

you

 

                                                                       soon.

I’m

a

-

13

To Mr. Walter Estes, New Gloucester ME (1937)





 

  

54

           

 





-fraid

 



56



you



             did -



- n’t

 

        get



your



 





  

 

 

 

59

last

                  let

    



                           dim.      I





   

put

-





ter.

 



       



 



  

 



 

                            

it in the

mail

-

box

from





    







                                                           

63

Spain.

 



Love,

 





                                                                    

 

Ruth

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 



    

14

for Byron Jones

To Charlie, May 2 (1911)



   

3









 

 







 

  

    

       

Dear

  



 





  



Char lie,                                          





    



  

                                      I



7



A tempo



   

am

                     car

 



 

 



 



 





send - ing

 

 





 

 



you





 



 



    of

      

       

     

But

        



poco rit.

a pho - to

             

 

 

                





       

5





       

              



 

my

  

 

 

      

can tell

you







    

Moderate Ragtime

 

     



   

15

To Charlie, May 2 (1911)









               



12



    

     

9

                                                   it

is

a



      

         

14

      

        

 

        



               









  

  

                                           

Wind - sor

  

  





           

     - ly spins some jol

    

near

   



            

as we are ver - y





We have had

poco

    

Poco più mosso

)

(

            

             late - ly

 



beau - ty



                          

17

 



     



   



rit.

gliss.



       

                             

 

Vir - gin



-

ia

                           

Wat

-

-

er

16











     







 

  



19



To Charlie, May 2 (1911)

and

f - ty

miles

 

from Brigh

                                

21



 

cresc. poco a poco

love

-

ly

run.

                                    

      

23

 



 



 

                         love

   



-



ly

ride









-





ton

  

which is

a

                        cresc. poco a poco            



  

                  

Hope to have





             







 

an - oth - er







 

like

                

17

To Charlie, May 2 (1911) poco allarg.

    

25



        

  

28

 

 

    







    

in

    poco rit.

  

 

   

         

the Au



-

-

           



accel.



-



tumn.

              



 

 



Will



 



  

Più mosso (Tempo II)



poco

you take

                                                   poco cresc.                               

      

31





 

Molto meno mosso

Best

                                          



                    

the last

 

Tempo I





   

        

     

  

wish - es





from

  

 

Ger

      

  



rit.



me?

 

      

 

  

-

tie

      

12/2/18

18

To Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick Chenango Co. NY (1909)

 









Andante, con rubato

 

5





 

 legato          

 

pres - ent



re

-



ceived











Dear - est Grand - ma,

bell-like



       

con Ped.

 







       

   

ma

-

   ny

 







Your pret - ty





       



thanks



it



is

                                                  



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To Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick Chenango Co. NY (1909)

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9

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



love -

-

-

 

      

 



13



be

 

-

 



gin

   

  

 

- ly.

as before

  

        



eve









-



ry

  

       

-

                                    

poco rit.

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- las



lit

-



tle

                             



Ar -

  

  





- thur

  



is

 

Meno mosso  

gone.

I





did

not





       

  

thing.







         



-





 



  A

-



   

            

It

                  

20



20





     

seems

too

 

  

poco allarg.



bad.

But

   



it’s

the

Lord’s





will.

                                                                     



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To Mrs. Leander Holdridge Harwick Chenango Co. NY (1909)

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

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

poco accel.



              

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love

 



  



A tempo



and





             rall.

kis

  

-



ses











Do















With



                 

-

-

-

 

-

                                



 

-



ra

   

 

   

      

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