A Little Song of Life words by Lizette Woodworth Reese music by Reginald Unterseher
Upper Voices (SSAA) and Piano Also available for Lower Voices 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. Finally, we just repeat the first line of the poem.
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for the Spokane AreaYouth Choirs, Marc A. Hafso and Judy Pearson Hafso, Artistic Directors
A Little Song of Life Upper Voices (SSAA) and Piano Lizette Woodworth Reese, 1856-1935
Reginald Unterseher, b. 1956
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ALL
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Glad that I live
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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
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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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Glad for the coun - try lanes,
I;
That the
And the
And the fall
of
dew.
is
blue;
S/A
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
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
the way
of
A2
37
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
All that we need to do be we low A1
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sky.
41
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
S1/2
45
All
that
we
need
to
do
All that we need to
do
be
47
we
low
high
or
All that we need to
we
is
to
do
be
we
low
to
near
to
-
er
the
see that we grow
near - er
the
high is
or
near - er
see that we grow
grow
or
low
high is
sky.
be
sky.
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the
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A Little Song of Life
49
sky.
All that we need to
do
be
51
we
poco cresc.
sky.
All that we need to do
cresc.
54
sky.
F
or
high is
to
Af - ter the sun
the rain,
near - er
the
poco cresc.
near - er the sky
see that we grow
S/A
the
er
be we low or high is to see that we grow
low
Near
sky.
Af - ter the rain
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the
A Little Song of Life
58
sun;
62
66
sun;
70
This
life till the
This is
of
is
the way
the rain,
of
life
till
work
be done.
Af - ter the sun
the way
9
the
work
be done.
Af - ter the rain
G
the
Glad that I
live
am
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10
74
A Little Song of Life
I;
Glad that I
rit.
79
81
I.
live
Glad that I
am
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live