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| Duet for cello and classical guitar, written in memory of a very shortlived but intense affair with a cellist, so shortlived I had to get another cellist to play it! |
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Credits: David W Solomons (composer and guitarist) and Chris Benson (cello) |
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| Gorgeous harmonies taken from various cadences in old 30s songs of the shows (Every time we say goodbye and Chattanooga Choo Choo) but you'd never know! The whole piece just works, I don't know how! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Orchestral version of my setting for adult and children's choirs of Old Mother Hubbard -in an excellent realisation by Mike Roberts. Listen out for the barking of the "poor doggie" a third of the way through! |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Mike Roberts |
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| Verlaine is in his prison cell looking out through the high window and listening to the bells and birdsong outside. He asks himself: "what have you done with your lost young years?" |
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Credits: Verlaine and David W Solomons |
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| a mixture of rhythmical insistence and exploration of the jeux soundfont for organ, brought together in a rag, the likes of which you've never heard.... |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| My arrangement of the old Christmas carol. My voice is accompanied by the Lorin Swelk orchestra, which faithfully realises my arrangement and adds bells to it! |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Lorin Swelk |
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| Three altos interweave in a dream-like melody canon in praise of the beloved - her daylight dreams are incandescent... Poem by SN Solomons (based on an old French poem), music composed and performed by D W Solomons |
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Credits: David and Stan Solomons |
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| Poem by Melissanthi, translated by Diana Maynard - the cat Akhenaten foresees the end of the world! Composed and sung by David Solomons: alto and classical guitar |
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Credits: Melissanthi, Diana Maynard and David W Solomons |
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| A joke for organ and cello. Performed on Jeux and cello soundfonts.
(The title is a pun on the name of the town where I composed it and the German word for "extremely") |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Based on a guitar solo I composed in Hyde Park in London, orchestrated for the end of the millennium by way of a symbolic farewell to my guitar-playing days and a welcome to new orchestration ideas.Kindly realised by Mike Roberts, who, with his enthusiasm and expertise has made this into a piece which could be mistaken for a live performance! |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Mike Roberts |
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| Song for two altos and classical guitar arranged from the original comic duet by Rossini |
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Credits: Rossini / Solomons |
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| Setting by David W Solomons of the liturgical Nunc Dimittis for SSA children's choir, harp and organ. Realized by Philip Goddard |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Philip Goddard |
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| Reminiscences of an infatuation - played out on guitar, with a tiny reference to a Beatles song - see if you can identify it! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Variations for cello and classical guitar based on the renaissance dance "Bergamasca". A jolly romp. (This recording was made in 1976, but is is still quite fresh!) |
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Credits: David W Solomons (guitar) and Chris Benson (cello) |
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| Dance based on Hans Neusiedler's Dance of the Washerwomen, with extra melodic lines.
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Credits: Hans Neusiedler, David W Solomons, Dausenkunz, Campbell |
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| A song of thought about the real message of Christmas, composed in 1984 after singing one too many "Little Town of Bethlehem"s - I left the church, went home to a solitary meal and delighted in my own pensiveness! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| A klezmer oriented dance - originally intended as a "fraylachs", but with the individualist treatement of David Solomons (composer) and Lorin Swelk (realiser) this piece has become a fun brass band piece with lots of slippy slideys and percussive suggestions that this is what was played to knock the walls of Jericho |
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Credits: David Solomons, Lorin Swelk Orchestra |
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| A jolly song of young love - the maiden says she is come of age and wants to be taken to the wedding (chasene) - she even has a home ready for her lover. Sung in Yiddish (or as close as I can get to it!) |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| A folksong arranged for guitar and alto and sung by me in my own version of Yiddish (!). It is a sad lullaby describing a King, his Queen and the bird that lives it their tree, - all die - and ends with the words: "who can be so learned that he can heal my heart?" |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| On the sea a wind is blowing and I expect my lover back, I have even built him a house!Yiddish folksong arranged and performed by D W Solomons - for alto and guitar |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Song by David Solomons for two altos and klezmer style band (band realised by Lorin Swelk) - based on a poem by Emma Lazarus |
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Credits: David W Solomons, Lorin Swelk and Emma Lazarus |
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| Jewish/Russian folksong |
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| Orchestral extravaganza using soundfonts, originally written for La Musique Petite on the 10th anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Vocal and guitar samples are stuck together in an abstract warp and weft of microtones. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| This started off as an experiment to see what different sounds I could make by striking my hand against my open mouth, then I used stretched samples of my voice, various synths and finally added a live classical guitar part. Makes a tune, really :-) |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Song about writer's block, written specially for the New Troubadour Club in Manchester. While not "blues" in the traditional sense, it uses some of the musical ideas behind the lighter side of the Blues genre in a sort of neo-classical way |
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Credits: David W Solomons (composer and performer) |
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| Voice and guitar, with added vocal descant. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Sextet for recorders based on a lovesong from many years ago, for a sister alto of distant memory. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| A song of freedom, based on a poem by Jacques Prévert, set for two solo alto voices in a suitably quirky canon |
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Credits: poem: Jacques Prévert - music: David W Solomons |
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| I wrote this song in 1993 for soprano, flute and piano. It is based on a poem by Victor Hugo (tr SN Solomons) and performed here by Ellie (soprano, 14 years old at the time of recording, pure voice!), Deborah (flute, she was also Ellie's singing teacher) and Jacqui (piano) |
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Credits: David W Solomons and all the above! |
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| Based on the poem Jellicle Cats by TS Eliot, this musical idea has gone through various versions. This version for string quartet was realised from my midi file by Mike Starke, to whom much thanks :-) |
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Credits: David Solomons and Mike Starke |
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| Ragtime in octatonic mode by David W Solomons performed by Andrew Anderson at a concert in Ann Arbor Michigan in November 1997. Laid-back and very enjoyable performance! |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Andrew Anderson |
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| Marie for shame you stay a-bed too long! This is the first movement of my string quintet (to be followed directly by Nocturne, further down this page). The tunes used here are based on a poem by Ronsard - another gather "ye rosebuds while ye may" song. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Nocturne for 2 cellos, 2 violins and 1 viola, describing the sleeper awakening with some small anxiety, sensing a familiar presence and going back to sleep reassured. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| String quintet based on a traditional Yiddish melody and the Habaah Bashana sequence - fun and very camp! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| A blues number for string quintet - leave all your preconceptions at the threshold and dance on in! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Song for lute and voice by Claudin de Sermisy, performed by Bob Glover (lute) and David W Solomons (alto) |
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Credits: Claudin de Sermisy, Bob Glover, David W Solomons |
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| Song for voice and lute, on the theme of love, by Claudin de Sermisy. Performed by Bob Glover (lute) and David Solomons (alto) |
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| A ghost of the dead lover appears at dawn and whispers words of comfort.In this version, the string accompaniment makes the whole thing so emotional, I just wanna cry! |
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| song by Franz Schubert about a rose on the meadow, performed by Annette Savil (fortepiano) and David Solomons (alto) |
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Credits: Schubert - Solomons - Savil |
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| The original name of this piece is "Jam Fancy"....for tenor recorder, oboe or shawm soloist.
In this version, however, it is a virtuoso crumhorn player who wanders onto the stage where a jazz band is playing. The pianist becomes a harpsichordist and the whole thing takes on a strangely olde-worlde hue.
The score of this work is now available from Musik Fabrik:
www.classicalmusicnow.com |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Song by Thomas Campion, performed by David W Solomons (alto) and Bob Glover (lute) |
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Credits: Thomas Campion, Bob Glover, David W Solomons |
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| anonymous Scottish song from the Renaissance period - sung in as authentic an accent as I can muster! |
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Credits: Bob Glover (lute) and David W Solomons (alto) |
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| Song by Diego Pisador performed by David W Solomons (Classical guitar and alto) |
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Credits: Diego Pisador / David Solomons |
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| Comic song by Henry Purcell - very pre-PC!Sung by David W Solomons (alto) and Margaret Jackson-Roberts (tenor) |
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| Song for alto and guitar |
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Credits: Ronsard and SN and DW Solomons |
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| Organ piece composed by David W Solomons using various bluesy ideas. Realized by Philip Goddard, using the Jeux soundfonts. |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Philip Goddard |
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| Spiritual song by Heinrich Schuetz, arranged and performed by David W Solomons (synths and alto voice) |
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Credits: Schuetz and Solomons |
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| Mozart's Quintet on the Kyrie for 5 sopranos, transposed for 5 altos, multi-tracked and performed by David W Solomons |
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| 2nd part of the multi-track extravaganza I made from Mozart's Kyrie for 5 sopranos. Enjoy! |
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Credits: Mozart |
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| arrangement for alto voice and synths/samplers of the song from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas |
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Credits: Purcell / Solomons |
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| This song by Schubert is arranged for alto with sampled voice accompaniment, giving a very ripply effect and ever so narcissistic for the performer! |
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Credits: Schubert / Solomons |
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| First movement of a suite for recorder orchestra, realised on hi quality synth. Composed to comemmorate a wonderful year in Strasbourg (La Meinau) |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Recorder orchestra piece written in remembrance of my years overlooking the East end of London from my 18th floor flat. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| A version of the old nursery rhyme about the sheep with lots of wool. Watch out for the "interesting moment" when the voice and recorder go into two keys at once! |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Nigel Tasane (recorder) |
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| Song of teenage despair. Many years on, it still has power for me! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| This is about a cat, honest, don't be misled by the UK use of the word "pussy"! Arranged for Alto guitar and recorder. |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Nigel Tasane (recorder) |
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| Lullaby arranged for guitar alto voice and recorder |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Nigel Tasane (recorder) |
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| Setting for alto and classical guitar of a speech by Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest |
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CD: David W Solomons' First CD
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Credits: music : D W Solomons - words: W Shakespeare |
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| Orchestral Extravaganza by David W Solomons, based on various Spanish flamenco ideas, using a translated madrigal as a basis. Main intruments: castanets, guitars, brass and wind. Realized by Philip Goddard |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Philip Goddard |
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| Duet for altos with guitar classical accompaniment. Uses whole tones for devotional effect |
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Credits: David W Solomons (music) Audrey Vaughan (poem) |
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| Shakespeare's famous three witches scene is sung by three identical altos with strangely distorted guitar ostinato accompaniment. |
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Credits: Shakespeare and David W Solomons |
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| A poem of non-conformity by Jacques Prévert
set for two altos and guitar by D W Solomons |
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Credits: poem-Jacques Prévert music -David W Solomons |
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| Wind quintet with a few quirky ideas |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Lyrical Quintet for alto recorder, 2 violins, viola and violoncello in the octatonic mode |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Violin and piano explore various oriental modes - based on haikus by Matsuo Basho |
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| Motet for SATB based on a poem by Audrey Vaughan about feelings during Communion. This version is realized on vocal samples by Philip Goddard |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Philip Goddard |
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| Unusual friendship develops in distant Italy. Reminiscences of the Italian atmosphere near the border with Switzerland. Song for alto and guitar |
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Credits: David W SOlomons |
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| The cat is always the wrong side of the door.
Here is the proof :-) |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Based on a poem by Ronsard - the usual "gather ye rosebuds while ye may" theme of Ronsard's period. Translation by SN Solomons |
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Credits: David W Solomons and SN Solomons |
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| A sequence of settings of poetry by a Welsh noviate monk as he contemplates the new life he has chosen for himself. |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Alun Idris Jones |
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| A set of variations for organ solo based
on the old German hymn "Du schoener Lebensbaum". Uses various modes and whole tones to surround the original theme in ana exultant and devotional way.
Performed here by Ronald Frost at the organ of St Ann's, Manchester. |
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Credits: Music: David W Solomons - Performer: Ronald Frost |
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| A song based on a poem by David Andrew
written as he watches his daughter Lydia become more independent |
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Credits: David Andrew (poem) David Solomons (Music) |
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| Symphonic rendering of my organ piece Variations on Du Schoener Lebensbaum, using the midi file arrangement by Frans Cronje, playing on the Roland JV1080 Orchestra Card |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Frans Cronje |
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| Choral song for Christmas, written for and sung by the Cantata Choir, Manchester Cathedral, describing children playing in the alleyways (around Bethlehem), gradually becoming aware of the significance of the event which has happened in their midst. |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Song for baritone and alto (unaccompanied) based on a poem by Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz - the divine rose is seen as a symbol of man's mortality: living she deceives us, dying she teaches us.Sung here by Margaret Jackson Roberts (baritone) and David W Solomons (alto)(Yes that's right, a role reversal performance!) |
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Credits: David W Solomons and Margaret Jackson-Roberts |
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| String orchestra piece, fairly romantic in inspiration (played here on Roland JV1080) |
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| Alto vocalise with classical guitar |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Piano and orchestra variations on a theme based on the poem The Sniffle by Ogden Nash |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| Brass piece intended for performance in St Mark's Square Venice. Many thanks to Mike Starke for realising this piece on his superb soundfonts! |
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Credits: David W Solomons |
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| First movement of a trio sequence for recorders - called Something for Luck |
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