Existential Nocturnes
Original Words and Music by Jason Richmond
Duration: @7 min 30 sec.
Copyright: 2018 - 2019
Existential Nocturnes
Original
Words
and
Music by Jason Richmond
Is it Safe?
Is it safe to say I’m on board? Is it safe to take off my vest? Will I drown in a sea of mass confusion? Or will I float like all the rest?
It’s always calm before the clouds form…
Does the air seem fit to take in?
Am I allowed to take off my mask? Can you give me some room to breathe? Or is that too much to ask?
But the eye of a hurricane can’t see past the storm.
I Dream of Stars
I dream of stars I dream of stars at night. Stardust
We are all made from stardust.
Shadows and Dust
Shadows and dust
All we are is shadows and dust. The void is black.
Performance Notes
Legato/phrasing and breathing/where to breathe are left up to the conductor.
All accidentals only affect the pitch to which they directly refer, and not the same pitch (class) in other octaves (and in other voices), and only for the duration of the measure in which the accidental is written. Courtesy accidentals are given to help aid in any confusion.
These pieces are to be sung a cappella. The piano part is just for rehearsal and reference.
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‹ I float like all the rest? f
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I pp dream of stars f I pp dream of stars f
We p are made
We p are
We p are all made f from Star Dust p
We p are all made f from Star Dust p
ShadowsandDust
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we are
All pp we are
Sha ff -dows and Dust
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All pp we are
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All pp we are
w w w w w w
All pp we are Sha ff -dowsandDust
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Sha ff -dows and Dust The pp Void is Black fff
Sha ff -dows and Dust The pp Void is Black fff
Sha ff -dows and Dust The pp Void is Black fff
Sha ff -dows and Dust The pp Void is Black