Saudade for Vocalist & Jazz Ensemble

Vocalist & Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Range: F#4-Bb5
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Title: Saudade – a melancholy longing for happiness that has passed or maybe never even existed. This word was selected to reflect the music and to serve as a reminder that we are all part of a global community.

Composer Notes & Lyrics:

This piece started out as a chord progression. The melody emerged from the progression and the initial composition was written for Jazz Ensemble. Once the title was selected to fully embrace the feel of the music, the lyrics naturally followed. Each verse modulates representing the elusive shifts we experience with memory. Phonetically Saudade is saw-day-dzz.

SAUDADE LYRICS:

At one time my heart was full, ever joyful
Sunshine days so pure, never ending
Breezes’ soft allure, ever playful
Filling my mind with, memories of yesterpleasures

Laughter echoes fade, in the stillness
Now I yearn for days, dispossessed or
Is this just a phase, in my mindfield
Aching for times, of all of us being all together

Technicolor past, now black and white dreams
Timeless days with you, yet my heart grieves
All my memories, falling like leaves
Grasping for times, before my mind completely recedes

Oh when happiness was mine, my Saudade
Or was I just blind, mindful decay
Memories confined, to my replay
How can I know, what memories convey?

Style: Ballad

Grade: 4

Time Signature: 4/4

Key Signature: Fm-Dm-Ebm-Em-Fm-Dm

Tempo: 60

Time: 5:52

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Wabi-Sabi	Driving Swing for SATB & Jazz Ensemble	3.5	S:C4-G5, A:A3-E5, T:C3-B4, B:C3-G4
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Trouvaille [Primer]	Driving Swing for SSAATTBB & Rhythm Section	4	S1:B3-A5, S2:B3-F5, A1:G3-E5; A2:G3-D5, T1:C3-C5, T2:Bb2-C5, BT:A2-Bb4, BS:F2-G4
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Wabi-Sabi	Driving Swing for SSAATTBB & Rhythm Section	4	S1:C4-Bb5, S2:Bb3-G5, A1:Ab3-E5; A2:Ab3-E5, T1:C3-Bb4, T2:A2-G4, BT:A2-F#4, BS:E2-Eb4

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