A Little Song of Life words by Lizette Woodworth Reese music by Reginald Unterseher
Lower Voices (TTBB) and Piano Also available for Upper or Mixed Voices and Piano
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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 Lower Voices (TTBB) and Piano Reginald Unterseher, b. 1956
Lizette Woodworth Reese, 1856-1935
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ALL
5
Glad that I live
10
And the
fall
am
I;
of
That the
sky
is
blue;
dew.
Glad for the coun - try lanes,
© Reginald Unterseher 2016
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A Little Song of Life
13
A
live
am
Glad for the coun - try lanes
Glad that I
live
That the sky
is
blue;
Glad that I
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all T
all B
Glad for the coun - try lanes,
I;
That the
And the
And the fall
of
dew.
is
blue;
T/B
the rain,
Af - ter the sun
of
dew.
Af - ter the rain
the
sun;
B
21
fall
sky
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A Little Song of Life
25
This is
the way
of
C
Af - ter the sun
life till the
the rain,
This is
D
BASS
37
the way
of
All that we need to
be done.
sun;
Af - ter the rain
the
33
work
29
5
life till the
do
work
be
we
low
be done.
or
high
is
to
see that we grow
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near - er
the
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A Little Song of Life
BARITONE
39
All that we need to
sky.
do
be
41
we
low
or
All that we need to
do
be
we
low
or
43
All that we need to
do
be
we
low
or
sky.
high
sky.
is
to
see that we grow
to
near - er
the
high is
see that we grow
near - er
the
high is
to
see that we grow
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near - er
the
A Little Song of Life
7
E
T1/2
All
45
that
we
need
to
do
sky.
All that we need to
do
be
47
we
high
low
or
be
we
low
to
or
near
high is
to
or
near - er
see that we grow
low
-
er
see that we grow
the
the
near - er
the
sky.
do
we
grow
All that we need to
be
high is
to
is
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A Little Song of Life
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sky.
Near
sky.
er
poco cresc.
the
sky.
All that we need to do be we low or
All that we need to do be we low or high is to see that we grow near - er the sky.
52
high is to see that we grow
cresc.
poco cresc.
near - er the sky
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A Little Song of Life
9
F
T/B
55
Af - ter the sun
59
This
the rain,
is
the way
of
62
65
Af
-
ter
the rain
life
till the
work
be done.
the
sun;
the sun
the
sun;
Af - ter the rain
Af - ter
the rain,
This
is
the way
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of
10
A Little Song of Life
68
life till
72
the
work
G
be done.
Glad that I live
82
77
Glad that I
live
am
I;
rit.
Glad that I live
am
I.
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