Choral SSA Choir and
Piano
SKU:
CF.CM9706
Composed by
Meredith Tompkins. 12
pages. Duration 2:45.
Carl Fischer Music
#CM9706. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9706).
ISBN
9781491160022. UPC:
680160918621. Key: D
minor. English. Sara
Teasdale, adapted by
Meredith
Tompkins.
Sara
Teasdale was a celebrated
American poet who lived
at the turn of the
twentieth century, known
for her classical style
and pure, openhearted
writing. At the young age
of twenty-three, she
became a published author
and went on to release a
total of eight
award-winning collections
of poetry in her
lifetime. Love-Free is a
reflective poem that
appears in Part I of
Rivers to the Sea,
published in 1915. In the
text, the narrator
experiences a range of
emotions centering around
lost love and the desire
to either separate from
or rekindle it.
Reminiscent of an antique
music box, the text is
paired with a waltz-like
accompaniment in a
lilting 3/4 pattern.
Melodic exploration of
the natural minor scale
is achieved through
mostly step-wise motion
and some carefully
placed, text-painted
leaps ranging from a
minor third to a sixth.
With some unison, SA, and
SSA sections, this piece
can show off the wide
array of colors and
textures available to
treble choirs.
Sara
Teasdale was a celebrated
American poet who lived
at the turn of the
twentieth century, known
for her classical style
and pure, openhearted
writing. At the young age
of twenty-three, she
became a published author
and went on to release a
total of eight
award-winning collections
of poetry in her
lifetime. Love-Free is a
reflective poem that
appears in Part I of
Rivers to the Sea,
published in 1915. In the
text, the narrator
experiences a range of
emotions centering around
lost love and the
desire to either separate
from or rekindle it.
Reminiscent of an antique
music box, the text is
paired with a waltz-like
accompaniment in a
lilting 3/4 pattern.
Melodic exploration of
the natural minor scale
is achieved through
mostly step-wise motion
and some carefully
placed, text-painted
leaps ranging from a
minor third to a sixth.
With some unison, SA, and
SSA sections, this piece
can show off the wide
array of colors and
textures available to
treble choirs.
