Something Always

Information:

• Source: Music and Life Notebook
• Key: C Major/A minor
• Measures: 48
• Parts: Cello and Piano
• Duration: 2:46 min
• Pages: 4

*“Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson>

EMERSON’S WORDS
Emerson summarized in one line the certainty that, if we pay attention, there is always something good to look forward to, even when we think as though our world is crumbling into pieces. His words clearly remind me that life doesn’t stop after a calamity _ there is always a ray of light in the dark. Life’s moments resemble a rubber band, stretched almost to the point of breaking, only to be released at the last moment, just as we feel it cannot longer endure, testing our deepest and most hidden skills for survival. And so, Emerson’s words remind me that something beautiful always, always sings.

IN CONSTANT CHANGE
Ever since I can...