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Supplication - (2010)
Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
for medium voice and piano
I am so tired and weary,
So tired of the endless fight,
So weary of waiting the dawn
And finding endless night.
That I ask but rest and quiet--
Rest for days that are gone,
And quiet for the little space
That I must journey on.[ 2 pages, circa 2' 15" ]
Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
This text is found in The Book of American Negro Poetry, published in 1922, James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938).
This is a simple, hymn-like setting with a four-measure phrase answered by a seven-measure arch, after the simple introduction. The texture is simple and freedom with rubato is encouraged.
The score for Supplication is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano-vocal score.
