1999 | soprano/piano.
Poem by Mary Oliver (1935-2019).
Song 3 of Sunflowers.
Commissioned by Adelaide Whitaker.
Errata
Some newer editions may already have these corrections. If you have an older score, please contact me for a complimentary updated score.
- 28: If breath is a problem, you can end the word “dawn” on beat 1, breathe, start a melisma on beat 2 with the word “aah” (continuing through beat 2 of 29), and then return to the printed score.
- 43: the “ry” of “eve-ry” should be beneath the A in the voice part.
- 89: I have changed the notes to a B, rising to an E, rising to an F sharp for the words “it is an-“