2003, Revised 2011 and March 2017 | 2 sopranos and piano.
Texts from Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and Annie Finch (b.1956).
Song 3 of Fresh Patterns.
Commissioned by Steven Jordheim for Alisa Jordheim and Patrice Michaels.
The latest edition was made in January 2026. If you have an earlier edition, please contact me for a complimentary update.
ERRATA:
m. 10 PIANO LH changed the half rest to 2 quarters, better reflecting the meter split
m. 32 VOICE: moved the forte to downbeat of next measure
m. 36 PIANO: extended hairpin through end of measure
m. 50 SOPRANO 2: extended hairpin through end of measure
m. 58 VOICES: moved the forte to downbeat of next measure
m. 67 SOPRANO 1: moved the forte to downbeat of next measure
m. 69 SOPRANO 2: extended hairpin throughout measure
m. 71 PIANO: moved the mp to downbeat of next measure
m. 73 PIANO: moved DY up
m. 88 SOPRANO 2: added a comma after “have” and m. 89 decapitalized “All” so it’s “all”
m. 91 SOPRANO 2: changed period to comma after “heart”
m. 113 SOPRANO 1: erased the mf and put a forte on m. 114 downbeat
TEMPO CHANGE:
Upon revisiting this song, I found that the quarter=176 marking in m. 68 is too fast. I would suggest quarter =144, and then adjust following markings down accordingly.
