J ULIA WOLFE GUARD MY TONGUE FOR CHORUS SATB
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SCORE
Duration circa 8 minutes
C
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Commissioned by the University of Wisconsin at River Falls
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GUARD MY TONGUE JULIA WOLFE
q = 120
Soprano
text derived from Psalm 34
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NOTE: To be sung with pure simple voices (no heavy vibrato). Cuts to rests should be very clean throughout. Sing rhythmically, bring out the word stresses.
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