To a patient smile - (2020) ![](images/01_Little_Green_Dot.gif)
for Michelle Wallring
A gentle ballade in E major is composed as a thank you to Michelle Wallring, whose work with the home hospice serving my father-in-law, of almost 97 years, assisted in his peaceable transition into the next world. One may think grammatically, "to a patient, smile," as to the adjectival phrase as an ode "to a patient smile." Molto rubato a piacere is advised and encouraged. The inner voices are shared between both hands, much in the left as the melodic phrases above sing out.
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3 pages, circa 4' 30" - an MP3 demo is here: ![](images/01_demo.gif)
The score 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 score.
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To a patient smile
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