Tw o Songs. poems by Jack Kerouac and Dylan Thomas. music by Peter Billam. forvoice and Piano. Peter J Billam, 1993, 2005

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1 Tw o Songs poems by Jack Kerouac and Dylan Thomas music by Peter Billam forvoice and Piano Peter J Billam, 1, 200 This score may be freely photocopied, and redistributed in paper form. It may be freely performed to live audiences; performing rights are waived. It may not be redistributed in electronic form, and all or rights, such as those of recording and broadcast, remain reserved by copyright holders. From "Three Songs". This edition 1 June

2 Three Songs music by Peter Billam Regrettably, only two of three songs are available for publication. The copyright situation is summarised below... From 22 th chorus of "Mexico City Blues" by Jack Kerouac, 1 Jack Kerouac 1 Peter Billam The poem comes from "Mexico City Blues", by Jack Kerouac, published in 10 by Grove Weidenfeld. Repeated attempts to identify and contact copyright holders have been unsuccessful, and it is published here regardless. The composer requests copyright holders to contact him at address below. "All You Who Sleep Tonight" by Vikram Seth, 10 Vikram Seth 1 Peter Billam Permission has been kindly granted by Sheil Land Associates for performance of this song in Australia, provided that any programme accompanying performance acknowledges book from which it comes "All You Who Sleep Tonight", by Vikram Seth, published in 10 by Faber and Faber as well as author s literary agents, Sheil Land Associates. Note that permission has not been granted for publication, recording or broadcast. If you are interested in performing this song in Australia, please contact composer at address below. "In my craft or sullen art" by Dylan Thomas, The Trustees for Copyrights of late Dylan Thomas, 1 1 Peter Billam Permission has been kindly granted by David Higham Associates for performance or recording of this song. Peter Billam, GPO Box, Hobart TAS 001, Australia

3 poem by Jack Kerouac From 22th Chorus of Mexico City Blues music by Peter Billam Praised be wood, it is milk... p Praised be Honey at Source... pp Praised mf cresc.. accell... vab (c) 1 Peter J Billam, 1 Jack Kerouac

4 From 22th Chorus of Mexico City Blues 10 be em brace of soft sleep accell... cresc... The 1 valour of an gels in valleys tempo 1 20 of hell on earth below, 1 1 Praised be Non en ding Praised be lights of (c) 1 Peter J Billam, 1 Jack Kerouac

5 From 22th Chorus of Mexico City Blues earth man 2 Praised be wat chers 0 vab... Praised be my fellow man... loc. For dwelling in milk mf 1 mf mp 1 1 p mp... pp (c) 1 Peter J Billam, 1 Jack Kerouac

6 poem by Dylan Thomas In my craft or sullen art music by Peter Billam (c) 1 Peter J Billam, Dylan Thomas moderate In craft my or 10 sullen art Ex ercised in still night

7 In my craft or sullen art When on ly 1 moon ra ges accel... cresc... And lovers lie a 20 bed With all ir griefs in ir arms, I la bour 2 by sin ging (c) 1 Peter J Billam, Dylan Thomas

8 In my craft or sullen art light Not for am bi tion or tempo bread 0 Or strut cresc... and trade of charms On i vory sta ges, But for common (c) 1 Peter J Billam, Dylan Thomas

9 In my craft or sullen art wa ges Of ir most secret 0 heart. f, arpegg. Not for proud man a part From accel... ra ging moon I write (c) 1 Peter J Billam, Dylan Thomas

10 10 In my craft or sullen art 0 On se spin drift pa ges Nor for to wer ing dead cresc... rall... f 2 With ir nigh tingales and psalms 2 tempo 2 P But for 0 lovers, ir arms Round (c) 1 Peter J Billam, Dylan Thomas

11 In my craft or sullen art griefs of a ges mf mf Who pay no praise or wa ges Nor meno mosso... 0 heed my craft or art. ppp

12 Peter Billam was born in London in 1, studied piano, and lived in Switzerland from 1 to 1, where he studied composition, classical guitar, flute and voice, worked as Musical Director of Théâtre Populaire Romand, and as recording engineer, record producer and computer programmer. He moved to Tasmania in 1, lectured in composition at Conservatorium, conducted recorder ensembles and choirs, studied recorder, voice and harpsichord. He founded becoming first composer to sell scores on-line, with on-line payment and on-line delivery, taking scores from Composer to Performer in one immediate step. In a unique special offer to promote soon-to-be-announced opera November at Carousel, all pieces are currently being offered free! offers new approaches to funding composers and to music publishing. All scores published by are intended to be played by amateur musician. These pieces are written to be read, made to be played! Compositions at include: Divisions on an Italian Ground, flute and guitar, 10; Three Violin Duets, 1; Fable, for piano, 1; To Erich Jantsch, SAATTB recorders, 1; A Suite of Curves, trombone (or horn) and piano, 10; Two Recorder Duets, alto recorders, or or melody instruments, ; Trombone Quintet, trombone, flute, piano, bass, and percussion, 1; Three Songs, on poems by Jack Kerouac, Vikram Seth and Dylan Thomas, voice and piano (only first and third of se songs are available), 1; Piano Study, piano, 1; Four Dances, various ensembles including recorder quartet, string quartet, 1; The Poet in Clouds, on a poem by S. T. Coleridge, SATB choir, 1; Tres Casidas del Diván del Tamarit, on poems by Federico García Lorca, voice and piano, 1; Three Suites, for solo line, piano, and piano and a solo line, 2000; Die Zeiten, onpoems by Kästner, Bachman and Jünger, choir (only second and third of se songs are available), 2000; Three Duets for flutes, 2001; For Four Hands for piano four hands, 2002; Three Preludes for piano, 200. Second Solo Suite for flute, violin, viola or cello, 200. Arrangements include: By J. S. Bach: Trio BWV, piano and flute; Vor deinen Thron BWV, piano; Fugue in F minor BWV, SATB recorders; Flute Sonata BWV 101 transposed into G major for alto recorder and keyboard; Flute Sonata BWV 102 completed by Peter Billam and transposed into C major for alto recorder and keyboard; Ricercare a,from Musikalisches Opfer for keyboard; Ricercare a, for ssatbg recorders, or strings, or two keyboards; Fuga Canonica in Epidiapente for keyboard and melody instrument; Contrapunctus 1, from Art of Fugue as completed by D. F. Tovey, for keyboard, or for SATB recorders, or for strings; Passacaglia and Fugue in c for piano four hands; Chorales with Descant for melody instrument and piano. By Johannes Brahms: Fugue in Ab minor for organ, for SATB recorders and gamba, in A minor; Choralvorspiele for organ with previous settings by Isaac, Bach, Praetorius, recorders. By Franz Schubert: Four Songs, voice and guitar; Schubert Dances, recorders and guitar, Schubert Dances, piano hands. By or composers: G. F. Händel, Concerto Grosso in A minor op no, harpsichord and recorders; Claudio Monteverdi, Ecco Mormorar l Onde, SSATB recorders; Twelve Italian Songs, voice and guitar; John Wilbye, Draw on sweet Night, SSATTB recorders, and for flute choir; Telemann, Twelve Flute Fantasias, recorder; John Carr, Divisions on an Italian Ground, flute or recorder and guitar; Fourteen Folk Dance Tunes,recorder and guitar; Easy Classical Pieces,Bbtrumpet and piano. offers innovative and unusually generous and useful licensing conditions: You may not redistribute piece in electronic form You may print out or photocopyasmanycopies as you wish You may give se copies to whoeveryou want You may freely perform piece to live audiences; performing rights are waived These are extremely practical and generous copyright conditions, and have been devised so as to be as useful to you as possible. Feel free to visit...