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Epigrams, Epitaphs was written for the Grand Rapids Area Community Chorus. Director James Clarke wanted a companion piece to Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, hence the piano four-hand accompaniment.Of the five movements, Epitaph on Two Piping-Bullfinches of Lady Ossory’s, Buried under a Rose-Bush in her Garden is the most obvious parody of the Brahmsian style, in keeping with the mock solemnity of the epitaph itself.

Epitaph on Two Piping-Bullfinches of Lady Ossory’s, Buried under a Rose-Bush

in her Garden

All flesh is grass, and so are feathers too:Finches must die, as well as I and you.

Beneath a damask rose, in good old age,Here lies the tenant of a noble cage.

For forty moons he charmed his lady’s ear,And piped obedient oft as she drew near,

Though now stretched out upon a clay-cold bier.But when the last shrill flageolet shall sound,And raise all dickybirds from holy ground,

His little corpse again its wings shall plume, And sing eternally the self-same tune,

From everlasting night to everlasting noon.

On the Other Bull-finch, Buried in the Same Place

Beneath the same bush rests his brother--What serves for one will serve for t’other.

Duration: c. 3:15

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© 1987 Carol Barnett. All rights reserved.

Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford (1717-1797)

Commissioned by the Grand Rapids Area Community Chorus, James Clarke, Director.

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raise all

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œ œ œb œ œcorpse a

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corpse a

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˙ œ

103

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gain its wings shall

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gain its wings shall

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gain its wings shall

.œ Jœ œ œ

.œbjœ œ œ

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plume, shall

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plume, shall

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p (echo)

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plume, shall

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plume, shall

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plume, And

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110

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same

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same

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.˙tune,

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same

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same

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Œ œb œ

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tune, And

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tune, And

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sing e

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ter nal ly,

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œ œ œ œ œb œ

œœ

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the self same

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.˙tune,

.˙tune,

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tune,

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œ jœ ‰ œthe

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the

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.˙b

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self same

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tune, From

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jœb œb jœ œ

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dim. poco a poco

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˙ œlast ing,

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˙ œlast ing,

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Œ

jœb œb jœ œ

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.˙night

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129

Œ

jœb œb jœ œ

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129

Œ œœ# œœ

œ Jœ ‰ œ

to

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ev er

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˙ œ

last ing

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Œ

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.˙noon.

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jœb œb jœ œ

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.U̇

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noon.

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noon.

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noon.

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noon.

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solo (spoken): "On the OtherBull-finch, Buried in the Same Place"

œ œ œ œneath the same bush

Ó Œ ‰ jœBe

Œ ‰ jœ œ œBe neath the

P

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giocoso

giocoso

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jœrests his broth er, What

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Œ ‰ Jœ œ œBe neath the

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giocoso

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œ œ œ œserves for one will

œ œjœ œ

jœrests his broth er, What

jœ œjœ œ œ

broth er, What serves for

œ œ œ œ

same bush rests his

139

139

œ œ œb œ Jœ œ jœserve for the oth er, Be

œ œ œ œserves for one will

œ œ œ œ œb œone will serve for the

Jœ œ Jœ œ œbroth er, What serves for

œ œ œ œneath the same bush

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œ œ œ œ œb œ

one will serve for the

w

Ó ˙

P

œ œjœ œ

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œ œ œ œserves for one will

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jœ œjœ œ œ

broth er, What serves for

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143 w

Ó˙

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ww

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Jœ œ Jœ œ œbroth er, What serves for

w

Ó ˙˙

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œ œ œb œ Jœ .œserve for the oth er.

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one will serve for the

wb

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f dim.

w

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Jœ .œb Jœ .œoth er, oth er.

Jœ .œb Jœ .œoth er, oth er.

148

148

˙ ˙

p

p

p

G.P.

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Œ Œ œAll

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P

P

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˙b œflesh is

˙ œflesh is

Œ œœb œœ

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P

Œ Œ œAll

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œb œ œ

finch es must

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p

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œ jœ ‰ œand

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