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Aya Ngena for one man choir
Zulu song of liberation with additional verse of peace in English
Aya ngena = They Come In,
Aya phuma = They get out,
Aya didizela = They're in a state of confusion,
Aya sab' amagwala = The cowards are scared.
Peace we bring you
why must evr... moreZulu song of liberation with additional verse of peace in English
Aya ngena = They Come In,
Aya phuma = They get out,
Aya didizela = They're in a state of confusion,
Aya sab' amagwala = The cowards are scared.
Peace we bring you
why must evr'ybody keep on fighting
when hunger needs to be fought
leave your guns now
fight with ploughshares
leave your guns now
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Mister Sandman (choral arrangement)
The 50s song Mister Sandman by Pat Ballard, which I arranged, on request, for our local choir. After a few concerts, I thought it would also be fun to sing it all myself (multitracking), so here it is.
I have now published the score; see below
video:
Cheng7
Improvisation for meditation on Gu-Cheng
or "Cheng" or "guzhen" 古筝 (Chinese zither)
small bells (Xing or Peng Ling 碰铃- also known as touch bells)
and bass and alto voices
Performed by David W Solomons
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Sweet Suffolk Owl
Madrigal by Thomas Vautor for five part choir.
(a vulture composes a song about an owl!? - political correctness gone mad!)
The owl is depicted as a thing of beauty
a fierce force of nature
and a mysterious companion to dying souls
The drawin... moreMadrigal by Thomas Vautor for five part choir.
(a vulture composes a song about an owl!? - political correctness gone mad!)
The owl is depicted as a thing of beauty
a fierce force of nature
and a mysterious companion to dying souls
The drawing is by my late mother,
the painting is by Caspar David Friedrich
the carvings are by my father
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Let's Sing La Folia for three alto voices and guitar
La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries.
This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a co... moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries.
This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a couple of vocalize additions above and below it.
The pdf file contains the score and a separate guitar part.
The sound sample is performed by the composer.
Let's sing la Folia
Oh let's sing la Folia
Oh let's sing la Folia as in the Baroque time
Oh let's sing la Folia
Oh let's sing la Folia
It spans all the centuries up to now
(la la la) (cu cu cu!) less
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Lamento d'Arianna (for five voices)
Lamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament)
This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus.
The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL
The performance was cre... moreLamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament)
This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus.
The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL
The performance was created in memory of the late Richard Gofton, who introduced me to the music back in 1976 (Our Strasbourg choir Psalterion performed it at that time)
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Sweet Kate for 2 altos and harpsichord
Sweet Kate, of late
Ran away and left me 'plaining:
“Abide,” I cried,
“Or I die with thy disdaining.”
“Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she,
“Gladly would I see,
Any man to die with loving.
Never any yet,
Died of such a fit,
Neither have I fear of proving.”... moreSweet Kate, of late
Ran away and left me 'plaining:
“Abide,” I cried,
“Or I die with thy disdaining.”
“Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she,
“Gladly would I see,
Any man to die with loving.
Never any yet,
Died of such a fit,
Neither have I fear of proving.”
“Unkind, I find
Thy delight is in tormenting,
Abide,” I cried,
“Or I die with thy consenting.”
“Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she,
“Make no fool of me,
Men I know have oaths at pleasure;
But their hopes attained,
They belay they feigned,
and their oaths are kept at leisure.” less
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El Grillo The cricket by Josquin des Prez
Improved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying.
Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a... moreImproved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying.
Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a cricket (Grillo).
This performance is by the dwsChorale (David Solomons)
It can be downloaded at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dwsChorale3
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When David heard that Absolom was slain
Motet by Thomas Tomkins - one of the greatest emotional expressions of the late Renaissance.
Absalom, son of King David, was a handsome prince and considered by some to be worthy of the throne of Israel, even before David's death.
One day, as Absalom w... moreMotet by Thomas Tomkins - one of the greatest emotional expressions of the late Renaissance.
Absalom, son of King David, was a handsome prince and considered by some to be worthy of the throne of Israel, even before David's death.
One day, as Absalom went riding, a tree's branches caught his luxuriant hair and he hung there helpless. He was slain by his enemies. King David was inconsolable.
Performed by the dwsChorale, a multitracking one-man choir