Conscious - Crawford, James

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"Conscious is one of several songs based upon the poetry of Wilfred Owen. It may serve as part of a Remembrance Day event, recital or competition."

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Art songs

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/8

♬ Voicing → S,T

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range C-1 – A6

♩ Tempo lento (50)

◷ Duration ~2 min 38 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 66

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments Piano

Pages 4

CPDL # 55417

Editor James Crawford

Posted 2019-09-23

License Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives

♫Pitch Ranges

Voice

A3 – A-5

Piano

C-1 – F4

¶Lyrics / Text

His fingers wake, and flutter; up the bed. His eyes come open with a pull of will, Helped by the yellow mayflowers by his head. The blind-cord drawls across the window-sill... What a smooth floor the ward has! What a rug! Who is that talking somewhere out of sight? Three flies are creeping round the shiny jug... 'Nurse! Doctor!' - 'Yes, all right, all right.' But sudden evening blurs and fogs the air. There seems no time to want a drink of water. Nurse looks so far away. And here and there Music and roses burst through crimson slaughter. He can't remember where he saw blue sky… The trench is narrower. Cold, he's cold; yet hot - And there's no light to see the voices by… There is no time to ask … he knows not what.