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Dietmar Hübner

A Lady's Day for soprano and piano / für Sopran und Klavier

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CONTENTS

I. Morning (What Have I Done to My Lover) Andante tranquillo .................. 3

II. Midday (Bring Me My Fan) Allegro risoluto ................................................ 11

III. Afternoon (Summer Breezes) Lento pastorale ........................................... 23

IV. Evening (Make Your Choice and Lay Your Bet) Allegro vivace ............. 31

V. Night (Why Am I Locked Up in These Walls) Moderato rubato ............. 44

Special thanks to Annette Armitage

Andante tranquillo ( = 70)

Soprano

Piano

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I. Morning(What Have I Done to My Lover) Words and Music:

Dietmar Hübner

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( )

10

What

have

I

done

to

my

( )

( )

13

subito

lov -

er?

Why

did

I

show

him

to

an -

oth -

er

gar -

den?

( )

16

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Li-

lacs

bloom -

ing,

touch-

ing

dai -

sies,

how

could

I

( )

leave

him

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

19

sempre legato

in

these

maz -

es?

22

( )

25

subito

5

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What

have

I

done

to

my

lov -

er?

Why

did

I

take

him

to

these

( )

( )

( ) ( )

( )

( )

29

delicato

for -

eign

plac -

es?

Watch-

ing

foun -

tain

wa-

ters

( )

ris -

ing

( ) ( ) ( )

32

sempre legato

high

in

sum -

mer

skies.__________________

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I

should

have

warned

him

( )

( ) ( )

41

of

the

trap -

doors,

of

hid-

den

dun -

geons

'neath

the

stone

floors.

44 poco a poco crescendo

poco a poco crescendo

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I

should

have

stopped

him

short

of

ad-

ven -

ture,

the

count-

less

dan -

gers

47 sempre crescendo

sempre crescendo

lurk -

ing

in

his

soul.

( )

( )

50

laissez vibrer

52

laissez vibrer

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But

I

a -

ban -

doned

him

in

his

dark -

ness.

Poor

dar-

ling,

( )

( )

55

poor

boy.

58

What

have

I

done

to

my

( )

( )

( )

61

subito

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lov -

er?

Why

did

I

tell

him

of

my

se -

cret

hall -

ways?

( )

64

Can-

dles

burn -

ing,

cast-

ing

( )

shad -

ows

tall_______________________

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

67

sempre legato

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up -

on

my

wall.

( )

70

sostenuto

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Allegro risoluto ( = 100)

Soprano

Piano

( )

( )

5

leggiero

Bring

me

my

fan,

bring

me

my

um-

brel-

la,

( ) ( )

8 ,

sempre marcato

II. Midday(Bring Me My Fan) Words and Music:

Dietmar Hübner

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bring

no

wise

man,

bring

on

some

real

good

fel-

low,

who'll

take

me

out,

( )

11, ,

who'll

take

my

arm,

we'll

have

a

scout

round

for

this

rot -

ten

plac-

e's

( ) ( )

14

charms.

( )

( )

17

leggiero

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Out

on

the

grass,

out

of

those

sunk-

en

walls,

( ) ( )

20,

sempre marcato

come

on

and

pass

rack-

ets

and

some

cro -

quet

balls.

I'll

knock

you

out,

( )

23, ,

you'll

meet

your

fate,

we'll

have

a

scout

round

for

some

hid -

den

elf-

ish

( ) ( )

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gates.

( )

( )

29

leggiero

We

could

be

waltz -

ing

on

( )

the

( )

32

marcato

lawn.

We

should

be

( )

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waltz -

ing

un -

til

dawn

sets

its

claws

on

us.

38

41

( ) ( ) ( )

( )

44

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Get

me

my

bow,

( )

( ) ( )

47 ,

sempre marcato

get

me

my

new

ar-

rows,

I'll

shoot

a

crow,

you'll

shoot

some

ti -

ny

spar-

rows.

50,

Look

how

they

fly,

there's

no

es -

cape,

fall

from

the

sky

( )

53,

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just

like

some

tast -

y

feath-

ered

grapes.

( ) ( ) ( )

56

leggiero

I'll

take

you

( ) ( )

59

marcato

danc -

ing

in

( )

the

lake.

( )

62

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I'll

have

you

danc -

ing

till

the

break

of

our

( )

65

fi -

nal

day.

68

( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( ) ( )

71

maestoso

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poco a poco diminuendo

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80

sempre diminuendo

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morendo

86

89

leggiero

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Don't

you

have

fun.

( ) ( )

92

poco marcato

Don't

you

love

fun.

Come

have

some

tea.

( )

95

I'll

make

you

see,

dar-

ling,

ev -

'ry-

thing

is

( ) ( ) ( )

98

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fine.

( )

101

leggiero

As

long

as

your

bod -

y

is

104

mine.

107

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Lento pastorale ( = 60)

Soprano Sum -

mer

breez -

es

Piano

sempre dolce e legato

touch

my

eye -

lids,

gen -

tly

car -

ing

hands.

( )

4

Their

breath -

ing

is

my

breath.

Their

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

7

III. Afternoon(Summer Breezes) Words and Music:

Dietmar Hübner

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sooth -

ing

is

my

sleep.

Blades

of

grass,

( ) ( ) ( )

( )( ) ( )

( )

10

pads

of

moss,

gen -

tle

warm -

ing

cra -

dle.___________

13

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Their

bloom -

ing

is

my

blood.

Their

( ) ( )

16 dolce

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bod -

y

is

my

rest.

19

22

I

ama

piece

of

fer -

tile

earth,

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I

feel

the

puls -

ing

of

my

wa -

ters.

28

Tight -

ly

held

a -

gainst

this

soft -

ly

mov -

ing

plan -

et,

30

drift -

ing,

( ) ( )

( )

( )

32

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fall -

ing,

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( )

( ) ( )

33

glid

-

ing

( )

( )

34

a -

long

its

si -

lent

per-

fect

sphere.

35

molto tranquillo

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40

42

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44

ritardando

Drag -

on -

flies

a -

( ) ( ) ( )

( )

46

sempre dolce e legato

in tempo

bove

the

rye

fields,

gen -

tly

turn -

ing

danc -

ers.

( )

49

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Their

search -

ing

is

my

sight.

Their

52

leav -

ing

is

my

leave.

55 ritardando

sostenuto

58

morendo

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Allegro vivace ( = 115)

Soprano

Piano

5

Make

your

choice

and

lay

your

bet,

e -

ven,

odd,

black

or

red.

( )

9

IV. Evening(Make Your Choice and Lay Your Bet) Words and Music:

Dietmar Hübner

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Make

the

green

your

fa -

v'rite

bed:

I

will

wait

be -

neath

the

cush -

ions,

( )

13

I

will

pull

you,

I

will

push

you,

till

the

ze -

ro

comes

in -

stead.

( )

( ) ( ) ( )

17

Mind

your

hand,

les

jeux

sont

faits.

21

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And

as

fast

as

we

are

a -

ble

we

move

to

an -

oth -

er

ta -

ble.

( ) ( )

25

29

33

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Sim-

ple

men

have

sim-

ple

dies,

37

full

of

hope,

rest-

less

tries.

Ev -

'ry

throw

comes

with

a

price:

41

Bones

are

knock-

in',

bones

are

roll -

in',

for-

tunes

giv -

en,

treas-

ures

sto -

len,

45

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you

will

watch

me

with

sur -

prise.

Je

te

vois

a -

vec

snake

eyes.

49

And

as

swift -

ly

as

in

trance

( )

53

we

move

to

an -

oth -

er

chance.

( )

( )

( )

( )

57

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( )

( )

61

( ) ( )

65

May

I

peek

in -

to

your

cards?

Have

you

spades,

have

you

hearts?

( )

69

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I

will

tease

you

from

the

start:

With

a

most

de -

light -

ful

ges -

ture

( )

( )

73

I

will

take

you

lit -

tle

jest -

er,

make

him

serv -

ant,

( ) ( )

77 poco a poco crescendo

poco a poco crescendo

treat

him

hard,

love

him,

si

tu

( )

ne

re -

gardes.

( )

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And

as

grand -

ly

83

as

an

ace

we

move

to

an -

oth -

er

place.

86

( ) ( )

89

glissando

glissando

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( )

( )

90

glissando

( )

93

( ) ( )

97

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( )( ) ( )

( )

101

Are

you

tired

of

all

your

gains?

( )

105

Do

they

stran-

gle

you

like

chains?

( ) ( ) ( )

109

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An -

y -

way,

they

won't

re -

main:

They'll

be

part

of

( )

( ) ( )

113

your

af -

fec -

tion,

you'll

be

part

of

their

at -

trac -

tion,

116

then

they'll

find

your

beau -

ty

is

de -

ceit -

ful

and

your

( )

119 poco a poco crescendo

poco a poco crescendo

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man -

ners

are

the

same.

And

they'll

122

leave

you

and

they'll

125

move

to

an -

oth -

er

129

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game.

133

137

( ) ( )

140

glissando glissando

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Moderato rubato ( = 75)

Soprano

Piano

,

,

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( )

3

laissez vibrer

rapide

Why

am

I

locked

up

in

these

( ) ( ) ( )

5

sostenuto ,

, in tempo molto stretto in tempo

V. Night(Why Am I Locked Up in These Walls) Words and Music:

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walls?

How

did

I

get

in -

to

these

walls?

( )

9

molto ritardando

in tempo

Who

sent

me

in

here,

( ) ( )

( )

12

poco marcato dolce

who

made

me

live

in

here,

time

and

( )time

a -

gain?

15

,

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I

have

found

a

doll's

19

sempre legato

arm

ly -

ing

in

the

stair -

case.

Think

I'll

( )

plant

it

in

my

( )

22 poco a poco crescendo

poco a poco crescendo

gar -

( )

den,

( )think

I'll

rock

it

in

the

moon -

light.

( ) ( ) ( )

25 sempre crescendo

sempre crescendo

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I

( )shall

clothe

her

in

( )a

red

gown,

I

( )shall

( ) ( ) ( )

28

feed

( )

her

with

her

fa -

v'rites,

I

shall

soothe

her

( ) ( )

31 sempre crescendo

sempre crescendo

in

my

cold

and

mar -

ble

arms.

( )

( )

( )

( )

34

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,

semplice

Do

not

fear

me,

I'ma

fair-y's

dream.

( )

( )

( )

41

poco marcato

Don't

you

fear

me,

I'm

an

44

semplice

48

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ech -o

of

your

soul.

( )

( )

47 ritardando

in tempo

Spi -

ders

weave

my

( )

( )

( ) ( )

49

( )

cloak,

gob -

lins

forge

my

( ) ( )

( )( )

51

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crown.

And

I

eat

shad -

ows,

53

I'm

lov -

ing

shad -

ows

so,

my

dear._________________

55

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Be

my

( )

57

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guest

to -

night,

( )

( )

58

share

my

hum -

ble

( )

meal.

60 subito

subito

We'll

have

some

mem -

'ries,

I'm

lov -

ing

( )

( )

62

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mem -

'ries.

And

I

have

seen

your

face

be -

63

fore,

I

know

I've

seen

your

face

be -

65 ritardando

ritardando

fore.

67 sostenuto

dolce

sostenuto ,

,

in tempo

,

,

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How

sweet

your

eyes

are

be-

hind

my

look -

ing

glass.

70

So

come

up-

stairs

with

me

and

I

will

sing

you

fast

a -

73

sleep.

( )

76 sostenuto

sostenuto

meno mosso

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,

,

, ,

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, ,

85

,

,

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