I. Winter Words Lloyd Burritt - MusicRobin Blaser - TextDecember, 2008

(revised March, 2009)

for Mezzo Soprano, English Horn & Piano

Winter Words In A Dark Love Song

Largo q = 60

Dedicated to:Grace Chan, Beth Orson & Rena Sharon

In memory of:Stanley Gordon Clarke (1939-2008)

Piano p 3 3 3 p

6

Text 1993 Robin Blaser. From his book THE HOLY FOREST, Coach House Press, CanadaMusic 2008 Lloyd Burritt

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

p (glottal attack]

O

foun

tains,

-

O

pp

p

3

3 3

p

12

Mezzo

Pno.

foun

tains,

- O

foun

tains,

-

O

foun

tains,

- O

3 3

16

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

foun

mf tains,

- - - - - -

where

mp

the

throat

mp

3

3

19poco rit.

poco rit.

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

is a si

lent- part

ner

- ship,

3

-

part of the folk

lore- of birds,

the

news

is...

mf3 3

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Andante q. = 56 - 58

Andante q. = 56 - 58

22

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

These

mp

sor

rows- on

a dream

tree

mp legato

p legato

25

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

cresc. poco a poco

rigged

and ac

tu- al

-

dia

mf

ries- of friend

ships- have al

most- won

a

cresc. poco a poco

27

Mezzo

E. Hn.

Pno.

nest for them selves.

-

Life

in art

fa shions- it's self,

f

re turns,

-

mf

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