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Listen, I love you

Chatman, Stephen

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8801*
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
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Product Number8801*
Composer/ArrangerChatman, Stephen
Text AuthorTeasdale, Sara
Voicing & InstrumentsSATB Chorus and Piano
DifficultyMedium
Text LanguageEnglish
Topics (Secular)Love
PublisherE. C. Schirmer Music Company
Recording CreditsRecorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions.
The opening lines, “Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me.”, reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale’s poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lines enhanced by underlying harmony and slow syncopation in the piano accompaniment. The middle and final sections, imbued with sad words such as “let me ease my heart,” “with broken wing” and “Forget that I am speaking,” evolve beautifully within contrasting tonal regions, supported by undulating keyboard arpeggios. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 2:00