Bittersweet (from Life Through Loss) — Sheet Music PDF

Thoughts on Bittersweet:

There’s no grief without love. When we’re grieving we sometimes enjoy happy memories of times spent with those we’ve lost. These happy memories can become the most painful, because they remind us of the gaping size of our loss. As the grieving process continues, we can learn to enjoy these memories again. They’ll always be tinged with sadness, but they remind us of what we value, what we hold dear. They remind us how to cherish what we have.

There’s no grief without love.

Bittersweet is part of the album Life Through Loss, an album about navigating grief.

Key/mode: C major

Time signature: 3/4

Tempo: Sempre molto rubato, c. 90 bpm

Characteristic features: Expressive waltz

Space for improvisation: No

Difficulty: UK Grade 5