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My love is far from here for 3 altos and guitar
My Love - a hypnotic and strangely yearning canon for three equal voices, with an ostinato guitar motif, composed and performed by David W Solomons (aka dwsChorale).
My love is far from here
I sense in my dreams
that she's dreaming of me
far off in... moreMy Love - a hypnotic and strangely yearning canon for three equal voices, with an ostinato guitar motif, composed and performed by David W Solomons (aka dwsChorale).
My love is far from here
I sense in my dreams
that she's dreaming of me
far off in that country
dreaming that we shall
once more sing our old song
We'll sing in harmony
longing for the day
When harmony can soothe our sorrows
and make us smile to think
that harmony can soother our sorrows
dreams far off.
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Cantores Celestes - Will the Circle Be UnBroken - arr. J. David Moore
Cantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith and featuring Toronto's own Foggy Hogtown Boys.
WIll the Circle Be Unbroken, arranged by J. David Moore is from the Cantores Celestes CD, Carry it On.
Photos of Cantores Celestes by Luigi ... moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith and featuring Toronto's own Foggy Hogtown Boys.
WIll the Circle Be Unbroken, arranged by J. David Moore is from the Cantores Celestes CD, Carry it On.
Photos of Cantores Celestes by Luigi Nieto Giovannini
Video Editing by JA Stewart
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Knut Nystedt: I Will Praise Thee, O Lord
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
David Crown (conductor)
Basilica di San Marco, Milan
27 June 2010
Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir
Conductor's Website: http://www.David-crown.com
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Rooftops - a song for two unaccompanied altos
Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos
Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons
composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill
around 1986 (the streets were actually empty... moreRooftops - for two unaccompanied altos
Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons
composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill
around 1986 (the streets were actually empty on Sunday mornings in those days!)
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Salve Regina for SATB a cappella (Basden)
Free sheet music. Please get in touch!
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A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would nor... moreFree sheet music. Please get in touch!
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• New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com
A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would normally be used.
Erratum: Bar 9 should read "et spes" – it's been corrected in the score.
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A Clear Midnight, by Ezra Donner
Delicate, hushed, and suspenseful, this perfectly captures the expansive and meditative feeling of Whitman’s poignant poetry. This is great for any sized choir, though the long lines, slow pace, and lush harmonies will lend itself particularly well to lar... moreDelicate, hushed, and suspenseful, this perfectly captures the expansive and meditative feeling of Whitman’s poignant poetry. This is great for any sized choir, though the long lines, slow pace, and lush harmonies will lend itself particularly well to large ensembles.
Four part mixed chorus
Audio Credit: The First Recordings Project – J. David Moore, Conductor
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Pater Noster for SATB a cappella (Basden)
I recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. One feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if neces... moreI recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. One feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if necessary.
I'm happy to share the sheet music free of charge – please contact me for the PDF.
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• New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com
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David Rain: "Psalm 23" (Sung by Matthew Curtis)
Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm.
Two points of note:
First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that... morePsalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm.
Two points of note:
First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that same note at the end. The rest just seemed to evolve on its own, seemingly guided by some external force.
Second, unusually, I have asked choirs (where possible) to sing this without any breaks, via staggered breathing, as I wanted to highlight the deep conviction underlying the words of the Psalm, as one single thread of deep belief that moves from beginning to end.
Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Psalm 23."
As always, comments are welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info.
I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years.
I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad ... less
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The Centipede and the Frog for 8 part choir
This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration:
Verse 1
A Centipede was happy quite
Until a frog in fun
said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?"
(with a left r... moreThis is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration:
Verse 1
A Centipede was happy quite
Until a frog in fun
said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?"
(with a left right right left right)
This raised her mind to such a pitch
she lay distracted in a ditch
Considering how to run.
Verse 2
She stopped and thought and, mystified,
Soliloquized on this;
Put right foot first and found it left
Her left leg wrong right side
This raised her mind to such a pitch
she lay distracted in a ditch
Considering how to run. less