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Of Flowers and Thorns. Bassoon sheet music. Piano sheet music.

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鲜花和荆棘. 巴松管乐谱. 钢琴乐谱.

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Of Flowers and Thorns composed by Daniel Baldwin. For mezzo-soprano, bassoon, piano. Level 5. Duration 14 minutes 30 seconds. Published by Imagine Music. IG.CMS1017. Composer's Notes. In 2002, I was considering writing a piece for my undergraduate senior recital that my wife and I could do together, but was struggling with what text to use. I approached an English professor at the college who directed me to another student at that time, Josh Pierce. He graciously agreed to write a poem for me to set to music. While he was writing the poem, I stumbled upon another beautiful poem and decided to use that one instead. The Dream for Mezzo-Soprano, Trombone and Piano. Josh completed the wonderfully written set of poems shortly thereafter, so I put in a folder in my desk until the right project came along and I could do his verse justice. That opportunity came in 2006 when I met my friend, Scott Pool, at the IDRS convention at Ball State University. He was looking for a new piece to program with virtuoso singer, Wanda Brister. Josh's poem immediately came to mind and, I enthusiastically agreed. In the end, I was confident that the piece truly showcased both singer and poet. This cycle is a tale about humanity, our affinity for the beauty of nature, and our tendency to repeat our mistakes. Of Flowers and Thorns. Poetry by Josh PierceI. The softly sloping winter hill on which the woman stood. stood softly staring at the crest of snow from which the flower grew. The flower translucent and frosted with blood, the petals bursting and new. and the woman's pale hand as she reaches out to grasp the swollen bloom. II. A hand as pale as the snow beneath, and soft as winter's breath. and her hair so dark, like the blackest night. a black of nothingness. Formed of wisp she floats along, the hand drifts to the stem. and the spikes from which the flower bursts bite deep into the skin. They prick and sting and she does the same. pulls the flower to her breast. and only a drop of blood is drawn from the flower's stinging kiss. III. The drop is formed where the hand meets the stem, then gathers at the point below. it swells, grows heavy and heavily falls to stain the virgin snow. IV. The sun circles 'round as the snow melts away and the stain begins to fade. Soon there is nothing and a year passes by to feel the snow again. Standing here is the flower's stem. brittle, hard, and proud. And in the space where the blood-drop stained the snow, new life begins to move. V. From that stain new life is born and beauty blooms anew. And beside that flower a woman stands. a pale hand to grasp the bloom. VI. The world turns, a flower wilts, and beauty fades away. Even thorns fall to the ground and in the ground decay. Beautiful is the lusty world held by a thinning strand. And costly is the cup of pleasure held tightly in the hand.

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鲜花和荆棘由丹尼尔·鲍德温组成. 对于女中音，巴松管，钢琴. 5级. 时间14分钟30秒. 出版想象音乐. IG.CMS1017. 作曲家的注意事项. 2002年，我正在考虑写，我的妻子和我一起做一件对我的本科高级演奏会，但很吃力的用什么文字. 我走近一个英语教授，在大学谁导演了我的另一个学生在那个时候，约什 - 皮尔斯. 他慷慨地同意写了一首诗给我谱曲. 虽然他在写这首诗，我偶然发现了另一个美丽的诗，并决定使用那一个. 梦的女中音，长号和钢琴. 乔希完成了奇妙的书面诗歌集，此后不久，所以我把一个文件夹在我的办公桌上，直到合适的项目来了，我可以做他的诗歌正义. 这样的机会出现在2006年的时候我遇到了我的朋友，斯科特游泳池，在波尔州立大学IDRS约定. 他在寻找一个新的作品与演奏家的歌手，万达水泡编程. Josh的诗立刻浮现在脑海和，我热情地同意. 最后，我相信，真正的作品既展示歌手和诗人. 这个周期是一个关于人性，我们对自然之美的亲和力，和我们的倾向重复我们的错误的故事. 鲜花和荆棘. 诗由Josh PierceI。轻声倾斜冬天小山在其上的女子站在. 轻轻地站着盯着雪波峰从中生长开花. 花半透明磨砂与血，花瓣绽放，新. 和女人的苍白的手，她伸出手来把握肿绽放. 二。一只手是苍白下方的雪，柔得像冬天的气息. 她的头发这么黑，像黑的夜. 虚无的黑色. 形成一缕她彩车沿，手漂移的干. 并从其中花阵阵咬深入到皮肤的尖峰. 他们挑刺和刺痛，她做同样的. 拉花她的乳房. 只有一滴血从花的刺吻绘制. 三。滴形成，其中手满足干，然后收集在下面的点. 它膨胀，变得沉重，沉重落在染色初雪. 四。太阳界“圆如冰雪融化和污渍开始褪色. 不久，没有什么，一年的流逝，再次感受雪. 站在这里是花的茎. 脆，硬，和自豪. 而在血液滴染雪的空间，新的生活开始移动. 五，从这个污点新生命的诞生和美丽重新绽放. 那花旁边的一个女人站在. 一只苍白的手抓住绽放. 六。世界转，一朵花枯萎，和美丽消失. 甚至刺倒在地上，并在地上腐烂. 美丽是由链变薄举行的世界妖媚. 和昂贵的杯子快感的手紧紧地举行.