Snyder Gary Joseph Roff (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. OCT 2305. 11 [1] pp. Folded sheet music, unbound [26cm]. Three nested bifolia (sheets folded vertically once to form twelve pages?the rear cover is unprinted/blank). Illustrated front cover. A clean, unmarked, flawless copy. Printed sheet music and lyrics. The lyrics are sourced from a widely anthologized poem of Gary Snyder's entitled "Gratitude (After a Mohawk Prayer)" whose first lines read: "Gratitude to Mother Earth, sailing through night and day | and to her soil, rich, rare, and sweet | in our minds so be it | Gratitude to Plants, the sun-facing light-changing leaf | and fine root hairs, standing still through wind | and rain, their dance is in the flowing spiral grain | in our minds so be it." The cover of this work reads: "Gratitude to Mother Earth. S.A.T.B. with Piano Accompaniment (Optional Solos for Soprano or Tenor)." The top of the printed sheet music (beginning p1) reads: "To All Lovers of Ecology. Gratitude to Mother Earth. Prayer for the Great Family. Part-Song for S.A.T.B. Chorus with Piano Accompaniment.".…

Softcover. Condition: Near fine. First edition. A musical score with music by Joseph Roff and words by Gary Snyder, per the cover "S.A.T.B. with Piano Accompaniment (Optional Solos for Soprano or Tenor)." Ten pages plus covers, nested sheets. Near fine with some notations and revised price in red ink on cover by a previous seller. A scarce item.…