The Seven Tears

Four Seasons for Kids

An EP with 5 tracks. Each song is about a season of the year. The fifth track is a piano pieces combining all four songs.

Free download (scores and piano tracks): 
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voice: Tamara Usatova
piano: Matthew Oden
music & lyrics: Bill Heigen

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Four Seasons for Kids

Songs of Sorrow

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Live recorded on January 22nd, 2020 at St. Michael's Church NYC.

Day is dying in the west,
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky. 
When forever from our sight 
Pass the stars the day the night,
Lord of angels on our eyes
Let eternal morning rise
And shadows end

Day Is Dying in the West

This piece was premiered on May 16th, 2021 in New York City. 

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O Nata Lux

Creep

Little leaf, little leaf
Your green is turning red
Little leaf, little leaf
There's no reason to be sad

This Fall when you leave this tree
Afraid of the windy storm
Little leaf, little leaf
I will find you and keep you warm

Free download (scores and piano tracks): https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ61BqXZ4a4vy1LSXcbiYY35jwvqp7vPaGNX

voice: Tamara Usatova
piano: Matthew Oden
music & lyrics: Bill Heigen

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Little Leaf

Snow is falling from the sky
Everything is turning white
Winter time is here

Tons of joyful cheer
Winter time is here
Best time of the year
I can't wait to go out and play
Let's have fun today.

Free download (scores and piano tracks): https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ61BqXZ4a4vy1LSXcbiYY35jwvqp7vPaGNX

voice: Tamara Usatova
piano: Matthew Oden
music & lyrics: Bill Heigen

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Winter Time Is Here

I see new colors up and down
Birds are singing a new song
Flowers are blooming all over the town
I feel happy all day long

Spring, Spring, Spring
Is a season full of delight
Spring, Spring, Spring
Lots of fun every day and night

Free download (scores and piano tracks): https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ61BqXZ4a4vy1LSXcbiYY35jwvqp7vPaGNX

voice: Tamara Usatova
piano: Matthew Oden
music & lyrics: Bill Heigen

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Every Day And Night

The sky is blue
The sun is shining
I sing to you:
"My heart is smiling"

I can play outside anywhere
With my favorite toy
I can feel the fun in the air
Summer brings me joy
Summer brings me joy

Free download (scores and piano tracks): https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ61BqXZ4a4vy1LSXcbiYY35jwvqp7vPaGNX

voice: Tamara Usatova
piano: Matthew Oden
music & lyrics: Bill Heigen

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Summer Brings Me Joy

A piano piece featuring all four songs of the EP Four Seasons for Kids.

Piano: Matthew Oden
Music: Bill Heigen

Free download (scores and piano tracks): https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ61BqXZ4a4vy1LSXcbiYY35jwvqp7vPaGNX

Special thanks to Rodrigo Oliveira

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Four Seasons For Kids Medley

The choral texture is very light, homophonic, and the piece should be sung as someone making a sincere prayer. SATB a cappella.

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Ave Maria - Choral Version

Arranged by Bill Heigen (Guilherme Heus)

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnO5rrBfViw

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Alo Alo Marciano - Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho

Arranged by Bill Heigen (Guilherme Heus) Choir Competition, TV XUXA, Brazil 2011.
Sung by Reus Confessos

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1j4y_AxFM

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Linda Demais - Roupa Nova

Listen, O God (mp3 sample)

O Magnum Mysterium (mp3 sample)

Kyrie from Heigen's Requiem mp3 sample

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam,
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Introit from Heigen's Requiem mp3 sample

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.

Lux Aeterna from Heigen's Requiem mp3 sample

Introit - Solo version low voice - from Heigen's Requiem - mp3 sample

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Heigen's Requiem - all movements - mp3 sample

John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you,
My peace I give to you
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

Peace I leave with you - mp3 sample

Bargaining

“Please, I will do whatever you ask. Please, bring back my love.
I will be a better person. I will forgive my enemies.
I will do the right thing. I will help anyone who needs.
Please, I will do whatever you ask. Please, bring back my love.”

The Five Stages of Loss - Bill Heigen

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Women's Chamber Choir

Conductor - Jay Dougherty

Live recorded at King Center Concert Hall - 11/01/2014

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Bargaining - The Five Stages of Loss - Bill Heigen

I know how to be brought low, 
and I know how to abound. 
In any and every circumstance, 
I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, 
abundance and need. 
I can do all things through God who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:12-13 - English Standard Version

God Strengthens Me - mp3 sample

Romans 12:2 - Et nolite conformari huic saeculo, sed reformamini in novitate sensus vestri: ut probetis quae sit voluntas Dei bona, et beneplacens, et perfecta.

Translation: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Et Nolite Conformari - mp3 sample

"And After you have suffered for a little while. The God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Jesus Christ, will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10

Jesus Will Restore You - mp3 sample

Hæc locutus sum vobis, ut in me pacem habeatis. In mundo pressuram habebitis : sed confidite, ego vici mundum.

I have spoken these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have pressure: but trust me, I have conquered the world.

Ego Vici Mundum - mp3 sample

Matthew 5:3-10

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Blessed - mp3 sample

Proverbs 31:8-9

Loquere pro iis qui pro se loqui non possunt, 
pro iuribus omnibus destitutis.
Loquere et iudica iuste;
pauperum et egentium jura defendas.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, 
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Loquere - mp3 sample

"Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her and she will watch over you."
Proverbs 4:6

Wisdom - mp3 sample

Live recorded at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, NYC - November 26th 2017
Conducted by John Cantrell
Singers: Kahtleen Cantrell, Marilyn Lenat, Laura Bennet, Virginia Reed, Bill Heigen, Willis Partington, Tony Ramos, and Steve Friedman

scores published by Paraclete Press:
https://paracletesheetmusic.com/product/psalm-23-2/

Psalm 23

Remember Me (from Coco)

Ocean of Illusions - Track 1 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen. Available on the main streaming platforms
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Drowning
Surrounded by a sea of skyscrapers 
The numbers are my frowning 
Time takes away my breath 
Every minute I am drowning

The view from up here is gorgeous 
But I cannot see any beauty 
All I see is an ocean of illusions 
In which greed makes life draggy

Few people can realize 
That a smile is nothing more than teeth 
A hand-shake is nothing more than skin 
And on this ocean of illusions we keep going 
Because we need to feed our fears 
And give birth to more problems 
That should not exist.

I wish I could be stronger 
I wish I could be brave 
I wish I could have wings to fly away

But I am just a fish 
Swimming to survive 
Waiting for the moment to die.

Ocean Of Illusions

Pain is a Virtue - Track 2 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen.
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We love pain.
We love being in it.
We even consider pain a virtue.

When a woman cries the most at a funeral,
She must be the best living soul.
And even if those tears are fake and pitiful
We prefer to believe in her show.

We promise to never forget each other,
But for now, so brief are our lives.
We promise to feel the sting of loss, forever.
But forever is just a blink of your eyes.

You should move past your pain,
If you say “forever”, don’t mean it with devotion
You should heal, move on, be sane.
Because pain is no more than a useless emotion.

We love pain. We love being in it.
We even consider pain a virtue.
Pain is my Virtue.

Pain is a Virtue

Pain Is A Virtue

Someone Who Dreams - Track 3 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen.
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Someone who dreams
Sometimes I dream of saving the world. 
Saving everyone from the invisible hand 
The hand that brands us with an employee badge 
The one that forces us to work for them
Work for the hand that claps while we are on-stage 
The hand that feeds us while we are in a cage
The hand that controls us every day 
Without us knowing it 
But I have no power anyway 
And I can’t stop it
I am just this voice that sings 
I am just someone who dreams

Someone Who Dreams

Refuge - Track 4 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen.
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Refuge

From my spirit's gray defeat,
From my pulse's flagging beat,
From my hopes that turned to sand
Sifting through my close-clenched hand,
From my own fault's slavery,

If I can sing, I still am free.
For with my singing I can make
A refuge for my spirit's sake,
A house of shining words, to be
My fragile immortality.

Refuge

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Angele Dei, qui custos es mei,
Me tibi commissum pietate superna;
Hodia, Hac nocte illumina,
Custodi, rege, et guberna.
Amen

Angel of God who is my guardian,
For me you commit your heavenly love;
Illuminate this day and night,
Guard, rule, and govern.
Amen.

Angele Dei

Gloom (Etude 1 in C minor from “The Seven Tears”)
I composed “The Seven Tears” in New York City, NY on June of 2020. This is a collection of 7 short pieces for piano exploring some of the beautiful colors that can be found on 7 minor keys. Free sheet music here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwljUkZ6QjTHr01bG7cejIk8Euaafz7iJsX

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Gloom

Gone (Etude 2 in D minor from “The Seven Tears”)
I composed “The Seven Tears” in New York City, NY on June of 2020. This is a collection of 7 short pieces for piano exploring some of the beautiful colors that can be found on 7 minor keys. Free sheet music here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwljUkZ6QjTHr01bG7cejIk8Euaafz7iJsX

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Gone

Haven (Etude 3 in E minor from “The Seven Tears”)
I composed “The Seven Tears” in New York City, NY on June of 2020. This is a collection of 7 short pieces for piano exploring some of the beautiful colors that can be found on 7 minor keys. Free sheet music here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwljUkZ6QjTHr01bG7cejIk8Euaafz7iJsX

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Haven

Silence (Etude 4 in F minor from “The Seven Tears”)
I composed “The Seven Tears” in New York City, NY on June of 2020. This is a collection of 7 short pieces for piano exploring some of the beautiful colors that can be found on 7 minor keys. Free sheet music here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwljUkZ6QjTHr01bG7cejIk8Euaafz7iJsX

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Silence

Solitude (Etude 5 in G minor from “The Seven Tears”)
I composed “The Seven Tears” in New York City, NY on June of 2020. This is a collection of 7 short pieces for piano exploring some of the beautiful colors that can be found on 7 minor keys. Free sheet music here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwljUkZ6QjTHr01bG7cejIk8Euaafz7iJsX

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