Keane Southard
Again and Again for
Voice and Piano
(2016) (Duration: c. 2 mins.)
Program notes: Again and Again is a setting of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem “Immer Wieder� in my own translation. It was written for my wife Diane, and the two of us performed the world premiere together, which I think is quite fitting. Keane Southard 2016
Performance instructions: 1. Tenuto marks (-) over notes indicate more weight/stress on the note and does not indicate space to be placed in between that note and the next (unless the tenuto is combined with a staccato). 2. Unless otherwise indicated, the damper pedal (for the piano) should be used discreetly to allow for maximum clarity.
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For Diane
Again and Again
Rainer Maria Rilke Translated by Keane Southard
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una corda con ped.
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5
mp
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A - gain and a - gain,
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wheth - er we
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know
well
the land - scape of
tre corde 8
love
and the ti - ny
with expression
e = 72 p without expression
poco rit.
cem - e - ter -y
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pp
with its plain - tive
names
©2016
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and the
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poco rit.
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Tempo I
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3 ter - ri - ble har - bor - ing can - yon in - to which the oth - ers fall: A- gain and a 3 pp ppp mp p f tre corde una corda
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3
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rit. 19
flow - ers
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ff
fac - ing the
sky.
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mf
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3 3
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a - mong the
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trees, a -gain and a - gain we rest
un-der the old
we two go forth
gain
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pp