(Water Lilies Floating) -after Donna Masini- for solo piano (2021)

(Water Lilies Floating) -after Donna Masinifor solo piano (2021)

kurt rohde ©2021 ripley dog face publishing

PERFORMANCE NOTES 2 Metric modulations are a simple 8th = 8th; only the larger beat units of simple VS compound meter change.

Ritardandi are intended to slow to a tempo slower than the metric modulation tempi changes, meaning the new tempi are "faster" The poem (Water Lilies Floating) by Donna Masini, from her collection 4:30 Movie, informed the process of this piece.

water lilies will air

wait

air

iris air east wars water

teals west wisteria trees write

air water

will-

lilies

laws ows swirl

aisle air

reels

3

4

(Water Lilies Floating) 5

-after Donna Masini(2021) Unwavering, endlessly gentle, not quite steady q = 63 - 66 5 5 5

10 / 4 ∑

[text]**

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Ó

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water

10 & 4 bœ

Ó

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œ

œ

9 4

Ó

will

bœ œ

Œ

œ

lilies

œ

œ

8 4Ó

bœ

8 4 bœ

bœ

bœ

9 4

bœ bœ

nœ

bœ

nœ nœ

mp

Piano

10 &4 œ

{

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˙

8 4

˙

n˙

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9 4

n˙

b˙ ™

nœ

pp

Subdued q. = 42 - 44

rit.

5

5

3

9 Π/4

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Œ

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wait

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Ϊ

9 8

9 &4

bœ

bœ

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air

nœ ™ 9 bœ ™ 8

b˙ ™

Ϫ iris

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air

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bn ˙˙ ™™

bw molto pp

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9 & 4 bœ

bœ

œ

nœ

˙

bœ

nœ

nœ

9 bœœœ ™™™ 8 °

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** - Text part is meant as a guide for performance. Pianist is free to recite text while playing piano part, or to not. The spoken execution of text part is left to the discretion of the speaker. Rhythmic placement for the text should reflect the floating, languorous quality of the text; duration is left to the discretion of the performer with it ideally being longer and contemplative. Use a mic if speech is used.

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2

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2 2

east

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air

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2 ø˙

ø

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5

5

7

2 / 2 Ϫ

Ϫ

wars

water

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n˙-˙

10 4

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teals

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n-˙ &

10 4

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bœ

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wisteria

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trees

air

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j œ

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write

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nœ bœ

8 4

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j œœ ˙˙

8 4

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molto rit.

Further subdued q. = 38 - 40

5

5

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laws

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swirl

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