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Life Cantata

How does the music flow? Subtle single soprano notes and chorals sing out in whispered melodies, blustery bravado mix doubts when one tenor voice begins its solos on the rise blending with the symphony surprise. At first comes the birthing lullabyes raising smiles and laughter to a mother's eyes followed quickly by the growth spurt years with know it all, rebellious tessitura teenage tears. A young adult determined to be a trembling soloist with every decision made too fast, too quickly confessed in life's lover, warrior, passaggio falsetto blessed wavering in decisions and earlier dream quests. Mid life crisis drops us each to our knees in lack luster timbre bass keys of pain and loss upon a lifelong analogue marked high and low with vocal pedagogue. Time is faded and easily slipping away contralto hymns flow deep and low yet never stay as the background orchestra continues the sacred cantata of life's moments culminating in our final sonata.

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