I am a bee out in the fields of winter
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And though I memorized the slope of water,
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Oblivion carries me on his shoulder:
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Beyond the suns I speak and circuits shiver,
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But though I shout the wisdom of the maps,
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I am a salmon in the ring shape river.
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Composer's Notes. Harmonic structure: a set of horizontal vocal lines
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is improvised in at least three ranges, the vertical effect
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of which is atonal tone clusters and arhythmic counterpoint.
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Performance: the written melody is to be sung, after which
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the lines of lyric are to be reordered at will and sung
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to improvised melody, taking advantage of the opportunity
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for quartertones, third note lengths, and flexible tempo.
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Starsailor
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Tim Buckley |