Song of Myself by ShawnKirchner

      Copyright © 2017 by Shawn Kirchner Publishing. Soprano Solo Piano The mp spotted-hawkswoops Con moto h = c. 80 mp p byandaccus-es-me, he complainsofmy 7 gab andmyloiter- ing,13 I mp tooamnotabittamed, Itooamuntrans mp         3 Shawn KirchnerWalt Whitman Song of Myself in memory of Daniel Chaney Commissioned for the 5th Anniversary of the San Diego Summer Choral Festival (2017) Dr. Patrick Walders, Artistic Director  let ring     3  3 3  3 3 3 3        T, B  urgent, disquiet 3     3 3  3  3 3  3  3 3                                                                                                                                                                                                          PERUSAL ONLY

    I mf19 I mp tooamnotabittamed, Itoo cresc. amuntrans-la-ta-ble,-I mf lata-ble,-I cresc. tooamnotabittamed, Iamuntrans-la-ta-ble,-I mf poco a poco cresc. sound,Isound, f mybarbar-ic-yawpo-verthe 24 sound,Isound, Isound, I sound f mybarbar-ic-yawpo-verthe Isound, f Isoundmybarbar-ic-yawpover-the sound,Isound, I f soundmybarbar-ic-yawpo-verthe mf f  Solo   S, A urgent, disquiet 3  T, B 3  3  3 3  3  3 3  3   Solo  S, A    T  B   3 3  3 3  3 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2 PERUSAL ONLY

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    hardly-knowwhatImean, You mf willhardly-knowwhoIam, youwill 126 You mf misterioso willhardly-knowwhoIam, youwillhardly-knowwhatI mean, You mf willhardly-knowwhoIam, Youwillhardlyhardly-knowwhatImean,but f espress. Ishallbegoodhealth,goodhealthnever-the 130 mean, whatImean, but f espress. Ishall shallbe be good good health, health, good good health healthto nev you, er-theknowwhatImean,whatImean, but f espress. I shall,Ishallbegoodhealthtoyou, f  Solo  S, A  T, B    3     3        3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 PERUSAL ONLY

    less, andfilter-andfibre-yourblood. 135 less, and andfil fil terterand and fib fib rereyour yourblood. blood. andfilter-andfibre-yourblood. mp Fail mp ing poco a poco accel. -tofetchme atfirst,keepencour-aged, 143 Fail mp poco a poco accel. tofetchme atfirst,keepencour-aged, poco a poco accel.                       3   3                                                                                                                                                                                                                             11 PERUSAL ONLY

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