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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voice

Pno.

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A sleep walk- ing- gi ant- sways and crac kles-

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Voice

Pno.

The

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house, a ves sel- big with

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cresc. mf

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Voice

Pno.

sail. One head full of po ems,- crui ser- of light,

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Voice

Pno.

Cracks

mp

o pen- the po me- gra- nate- to

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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

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have grave

q = 144 Tempo I67

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Voice

Pno.

thoughts a bout- no thing- ness,- Hold no co py- right- in Je sus- like

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Voice

Pno.

that girl. An au top- sy- would fuse the wires of

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Voice

Pno.

plea ding.- It is sim ply- not pos si- ble- to thank life. The u ni- verse- seems a huge hug

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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

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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

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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

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Voice

Pno.

Free

p

dom- is choice; choice bon dage.- Where will I next be when the mis -

q = 72rit. 139

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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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Violent q = 112

ff

Va

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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

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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

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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

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pre cious- pu-

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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-

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fro lic- And

ff

the Mo na- Li sa- smiles.

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ff

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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

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Thumb quan tum- We

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rise in to- the na vy- sky The is lands boo ming- with

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quasi pizz.

skulls. With her a feast of white figs cold

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By The Sea

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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

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late moon light seeming- im promp- tu.-

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One

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could hap pi- ly- die here per

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haps- one has

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Too

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lit tle- said a bout- these mat - ters

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Thumb

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quan tum- Thumb quan tum- One

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al mond- eyed me du- sa- nods her

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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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mp simply

Sweet sor row,- were you al ways- there?

Slowly, almost swung q = 48

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I did not re cog- nise- at first the grave tilt of the head, or the

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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

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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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hopes

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You

mp very freely

soon proved

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coun ter- feit.

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