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Timothy C. Takach
Timothy C. Takach Publications
No One Will Love As I Did
Lovely 2-part writing, accessible voice-leading, truthful poetry.
TB and piano
Expressive 2-part writing and depth of poetry makes this piece a must-have for men’s choirs. A perfect complement for many themed programs, the vocal lines are lyrical, the sparse piano writing is pointillistic and expressive.
Composer’s Notes
More and more we tend to value men by appearance, accomplishments, and accolades. This poem takes a more intimate view and instead places value on who and how we love. The legacy that we leave behind is the quality of our love for others. What better lesson can we teach our young men?
– Timothy C. Takach
Text
It is not the fact that I will die that I mind
but that no one will love as I did
the oak tree out my boyhood window,
the mother who set herself
so stubbornly against life,
the sister with her serious frown
and her wish for someone at her side,
the father with his dreamy gaze
and his left hand idly buried
in the fur of his dog.
And the dog herself,
that mournful look and huge appetite,
her need for absolute stillness
in the presence of a bird.
I know how each of them looks
when asleep. And I know how it feels
to fall asleep among them.
No one knows that but me,
no one knows how to love the way I do.
– Jim Moore, Used by permission.
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