A Little Song of Life words by Lizette Woodworth Reese music by Reginald Unterseher
Mixed Voices (div.) and Piano Also available for Upper or Lower 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 Mixed Voices and Piano Reginald Unterseher, b. 1956
Lizette Woodworth Reese, 1856-1935
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ALL
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Glad that I
live
am
I;
That
the
sky
is
blue;
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Glad for the coun - try lanes,
And the fall
of
dew.
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13
A
Glad that I
live
am
live
live
Glad that I
I;
Glad that I
is
blue;
blue;
That the sky
That the
sky
That the sky
Glad that I
live
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am
Glad for the coun - try lanes
Glad for the coun - try lanes,
Glad for the coun - try lanes
Glad for the coun - try lanes,
I;
That the
And the
And the fall
of
And the
And the fall
of
is
is
blue;
is
blue;
fall
of
dew.
fall
dew.
of
dew.
dew.
sky
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A Little Song of Life
B
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Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
the rain,
the rain,
Af - ter the rain
the
Af - ter the rain
the
Af - ter the rain
the
sun;
sun;
sun;
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
25
This is
life till the
work
be done.
life till the
work
be done.
the way
of
This is
the way
Af - ter the rain
of
This is
5
This is
the way
of
life till the
work
be done.
the way
of
life till the
work
be done.
the
sun;
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A Little Song of Life
C
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Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
the rain,
the rain,
the way
of
the way
the way
the
sun;
Af - ter the rain
the
sun;
the
Af - ter the rain
sun;
Af - ter the rain
the
sun;
the way
work
of
life till the
work
be done.
work
be done.
of
life till the
work
be done.
life till the
be done.
of
This is
life till the
This is
This is
Af - ter the rain
33 This is
the rain,
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A Little Song of Life
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37
D
All that we need to
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do
be
do
we
we
low
or
low
high
is
be
sky.
All that we need to
or
high
to
is
to
see that we grow
near - er
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the
near - er
see that we grow
the
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A Little Song of Life
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sky.
All that we need to
do
43
be
we
low
or
All that we need to
sky.
do
be
we
low
or
high is
to
see that we grow
high is
to
see that we grow
near - er
near - er
the
the
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A Little Song of Life
E
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All
that
sky.
to
do
we
need
All
that
we
All that we need to
need
do
do
low
or
All that we need to
sky.
do
is
be
we
to
low
is
or
to
be
we
low
be
high is
high
high
we
be
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to
9
to
we
low
to
near
-
er
see that we grow
grow
or
near
high is
grow
or
near - er
see that we grow
-
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the
the
the
near - er
er
the
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sky.
sky.
sky.
Near
er
er
poco cresc.
the
Near
the
sky.
All that we need to do be we low or poco cresc.
sky.
cresc.
All that we need to do be we low or high is to see that we grow near - er the sky.
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poco cresc.
high is to see that we grow near - er the sky
F
Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
the rain,
Af - ter the sun
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the rain,
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Af - ter the rain
be done.
life till the
work
be done.
life till the
work
be done.
life till the
work
be done.
the
Af - ter the rain
work
the
Af - ter the rain
60 life till the
the
Af - ter the rain
the
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sun;
sun;
sun;
sun;
This is
the way
This is
the way
of
This is
the way
This is
the way
Af - ter the sun
Af - ter the sun
of
of
of
the rain,
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
the rain,
Af - ter the sun
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the rain,
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68
life
work
till
the
the
work
the
till
the
till
life
till
life
work
work
Af - ter the rain
Af - ter the rain
Af - ter the rain
life
be done.
be done.
be done.
be done.
sun;
Af - ter the rain
sun;
the
sun;
the
the
the
sun;
This
is
This
is
the way
is
of
of
of
of
the way
the way
is
This
the way
This
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A Little Song of Life
71
75
G
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
live
live
am
I;
I;
live
am
I;
Glad that I
live
am
I;
am
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
Glad that I
13
live
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
live
Glad that I
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A Little Song of Life
rit.
79
am
am
am
I.
I.
I.
am
I.
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