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Six Popular Songs After
Lawrence Durrell
for medium-high voice and piano
by
Nathan Friedman
February 2009 – December 2010
Come,
mf with jazz inflection
meet me in somedead ca fé- A puff of co gnac- or a sip of smoke
Slowly, freely q = 58
rit. A tempo rit.
mf
Will grant a more pro li- fic- light
f
Say there is no thing- to re voke-
A temporit.5
f mf
A
mf expressive
vet' ran with no arm will press A phan tom- sor row- in his sleeve;
Very slow swing q = 369
mf
AvignonLawrence Durrell
Nathan FriedmanBlues
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The a ching- stump may well in sist- On
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me mo- ries- it can't re
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lieve Late
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cats, the ci ty's- thumbscrews- twist,
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mp
Night falls in itspro fuse- de ri- sion- Brings can dle- po wer-
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mp
5:43
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toyoun ger- lives, Can cels- in me the pri mal- vi
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sion.- Come,
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ran dom- with mein the
rit. Tempo I22
f mf
rain In ghast ly- harness- like a dream In rain washed- streets ofsad dened-
rit. A tempo rit.A tempo
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dark
f
Where no thing- moves that does not seem.
rit.30
f mf
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Pianof cresc. f cresc. mp cresc.
Jazz waltz, swung h. = 72
Pno.ff
5
Pno. dim.
long
p
Moderately, straight (Tempo II)q = 80
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Voice
Pno.
mp
At four the dawn mis tral- u su'l- ly-
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top voice only
f
Waltz
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Pno.
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Voice
Pno.
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A sleep walk- ing- gi ant- sways and crac kles-
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mp
Voice
Pno.
The
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house, a ves sel- big with
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cresc. mf
2
Voice
Pno.
sail. One head full of po ems,- crui ser- of light,
44
Voice
Pno.
Cracks
mp
o pen- the po me- gra- nate- to
f
re veal-
Slower, rubato q = 72Faster q = 9249
p mf cresc.
Voice
Pno.
the li ning- of all to day's- per hap- ses.- Far
p
a way- in her car nal- feal ty- sleeps
cresc.
La
rit. Tempo II q = 8054
mf p
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Voice
Pno.
Môme in her ti ny- cham bre- de bon ne.- - - 'Le
molto accel. 62
cresc.
Voice
Pno.
vent se lève... Il
ff
faut ten ter- de vi vre.'- I
f
have grave
q = 144 Tempo I67
ff f
Voice
Pno.
thoughts a bout- no thing- ness,- Hold no co py- right- in Je sus- like
73
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Voice
Pno.
that girl. An au top- sy- would fuse the wires of
78
Voice
Pno.
plea ding.- It is sim ply- not pos si- ble- to thank life. The u ni- verse- seems a huge hug
83
Voice
Pno.
with out- arms. In foul rap ture- dawn breaks on grey o lives. Po e- try- a mong-
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Voice
Pno.
o ther- a flic- tions- Is the pur est- sel fish- ness.- I amma king-
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Voice
Pno.
her asmall scar let- jazz Forthe cel lar- where they dance To a whee zy- ac cor- di- on,-
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Voice
Pno.
with a one eyed- man. Writ ten- to a chee ky- beg ging- voice. Moi
p distantly
je suis
Waltz tempo q = 144103
p
Voice
Pno.
An nie- Ver neuil- Dit An nie- La Môme Par fois- je fais la vie Par fois- je
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Voice
Pno.
chome Pre mier- Prix de Sa lo- pe- rie- De Pa ris- à Rome Fléau
cresc.
du flic le soir
accel. 120
mp
3 3 3
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Voice
Pno.
Sur La Place Ven dôme,- An nie- Ver neuil- An nie- La Môme
Tempo II, but a little less, rubato
130
f ffmf
Voice
Pno.
Free
p
dom- is choice; choice bon dage.- Where will I next be when the mis -
q = 72rit. 139
pp
Voice
Pno.
tral Ri
very free
ses- in sul len- trum pets- on the hills of bone?
144
colla voce
ppp
very slow
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11:12
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Violent q = 112
ff
Va
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p
gi na- Den ta- ta- I love you so You
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are
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Mandrake Root
Nathan FriedmanLawrence DurrellTango/Bossa Nova
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wide as my dreams are long, Like the kip ling- hiss of the
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co bra,- or
sub. mp
the screams of Fay Wray in KingKong.
ff rit.15
sub. p ff mp
Ves
mf carefree
tal- of fire le thar- gic- whose
Bossa nova q = 6619
mp
33 3
2
se mi- nal- doc trines- ex tract- The
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ri vets- from Ca li- ban's- back bone- To
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leave him less fic tion- than fact A phro- di- te- U ra- nia- weneed you To
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f mp
33 3
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ligh ten- the peo ple's- path By the mar ve- lous- in sights- of Crip pen-
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or the Brides in the Bath.
rit. Tempo I27
ff dim.
O
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pre cious- pu-
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mf
33 3 3
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den dum- of see ming- We come from the Gul li- ble-
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Isles Where the can ni- bal- com plex- es-
37
f
fro lic- And
ff
the Mo na- Li sa- smiles.
39
ff
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mp
How e lap- sing- ourwo men- Bought with
Slowly, freely q = 60
mp p
lul la- by- mo ney- To fill with moon flu- ids,- To goad quenchand
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drench with quick sil- ver- of dru ids- Each non pa- -reil wench How
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spi cy- their blood is How ti ny- their hands They were net ted-like quail in far a- way- lands. Come,
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AvisLawrence Durrell Nathan FriedmanBallad of Insemination
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pret ty- lit tle- o gre- With the fang in your lip Lest
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time in its tur nings- should give us the slip
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The
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fin ger- drum- drubs, the fin ger- drum- taps Thumb quan tum-
Medium-up swing q = 200
f
Thumb quan tum- We
mf
rise in to- the na vy- sky The is lands boo ming- with
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mp
quasi pizz.
skulls. With her a feast of white figs cold
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By The Sea
Nathan FriedmanLawrence Durrell
Bebop
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wa ter- crys tal- on sand bea ches-
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cresc. moltoff
Thumb
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quan tum- Thumb quan tum- A
mp
late moon light seeming- im promp- tu.-
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f p
One
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could hap pi- ly- die here per
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haps- one has
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mpmf
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Too
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lit tle- said a bout- these mat - ters
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p
Thumb
f
quan tum- Thumb quan tum- One
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al mond- eyed me du- sa- nods her
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f mp
fine blond Cir cas- si- an- hair Twis
cresc. molto
ted- up in the shape of an
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cresc.
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a corn. With eyes pis ta- chi- o green to grey, like
sempre cresc.
an e na- mel- me dal- of an cient- Greece
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But ver i- fi- a- ble- and
mp
kind to touch.
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f p ff
3 33 3 3
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mp simply
Sweet sor row,- were you al ways- there?
Slowly, almost swung q = 48
mpmf
I did not re cog- nise- at first the grave tilt of the head, or the
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mp
meek dark eyes. To
mp
share my
pochiss.
dee pest- joy
more
with
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Dublin
Nathan FriedmanLawrence Durrell
Other Blues
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you I sought you but you seemed to
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mp
hide
mf
Far in the mind less- can yons- of your love
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mf more pronounced
Which
mp
layfor you, like me near su
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i- cide.
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- That
mp resignedly
rain bow- o ver- Joy ce's-
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mp a little less mp
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tow'r Was a no ther- rare de ceit,-
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still mp, hazy
Rai
mf
sing- once more those vaul ting-
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mf
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hopes
f but not harsh
You
mp very freely
soon proved
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f mf mp
coun ter- feit.
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