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Manchester Magnificat for choir, organ and piano
The treble solo at the beginning is based on the oboe solo of the orchestral version version and sums up some of the musical ideas used later in the work.
This work reflects some of the history of Manchester as seen through the eyes of local poet Audrey ... moreThe treble solo at the beginning is based on the oboe solo of the orchestral version version and sums up some of the musical ideas used later in the work.
This work reflects some of the history of Manchester as seen through the eyes of local poet Audrey Vaughan, including its origins around the river Irwell, the original monastery which became Manchester Cathedral, the industrial revolution, the Peterloo Massacre, and the singing of church and cathedral choirs up to the present day.
Music composed by David Warin Solomons
Conductor: Zoltán Pad
Tenor soloist: József Gál
Treble soloist: Csongor Gyulai
Organist: Zsolt Mészáros
Pianist: Dániel Dinyés
The boys' choir's conductor was Márton Tóth who taught the piece to the children.
More information about Manchester Magnificat, including a video of the original 1994 performance with orchestra and the complete poem sequence, can be found at:
http://www.dwsolo.com/serif/manchestermagnificat.html less
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The Gate of Hell by Joseph Dillon Ford sung by David Warin Solomons
The Gate of Hell
The first of three movements by composer Joseph Dillon Ford for male chorus based on Dante's La Divina Commedia (L'Inferno), sung by the dwsChorale.
Video recreated in honour of the composer
Per me si va ne la città dolente,
per me s... moreThe Gate of Hell
The first of three movements by composer Joseph Dillon Ford for male chorus based on Dante's La Divina Commedia (L'Inferno), sung by the dwsChorale.
Video recreated in honour of the composer
Per me si va ne la città dolente,
per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,
Through me is the way to the sorrowful city,
Through me is the way to eternal sorrow,
per me si va tra la perduta gente.
Through me is the way among the lost people.
Giustizia mosse il mio alto fattore:
fecemi la divina potestate,
la somma sapienza
e 'l primo amore;
Justice moved my exalted maker
Divine power, supreme wisdom
and the first love made me
dinanzi a me non fuor cose create
se non etterne, e io etterno duro.
Before me were no created beings
Only things eternal and I continue for ever
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch' intrate.
Abandon all hope you who enter here. less
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Agnus Dei from the Modal Mass (men's voices version)
This is the final section from my Modal Mass
(men's voices version)
This setting of the Communion Service uses mainly the Mixolydian and Dorian modes
(with short excursions into Lydian and Aeolian and occasionally jazzy modes).
A higher (SATB) versio... moreThis is the final section from my Modal Mass
(men's voices version)
This setting of the Communion Service uses mainly the Mixolydian and Dorian modes
(with short excursions into Lydian and Aeolian and occasionally jazzy modes).
A higher (SATB) version of the whole mass is also available (sung by Matthew Curtis)
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My Lord Willoughby's Welcome home for double choir
This is a double choir setting (with optional [unscored] percussion) of the popular Elizabethan song "My Lord Willoughby's welcome home", based partly on the lute duet on the tune by John Dowland.
Composed and performed (in the men's choir version with... moreThis is a double choir setting (with optional [unscored] percussion) of the popular Elizabethan song "My Lord Willoughby's welcome home", based partly on the lute duet on the tune by John Dowland.
Composed and performed (in the men's choir version with added percussion) by David W Solomons
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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Mixed voices version
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Book of Common Prayer version 1662)
set to music for six part mixed voices SAT-SAT)
The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies:
Many years ago I wrote a... moreMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Book of Common Prayer version 1662)
set to music for six part mixed voices SAT-SAT)
The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies:
Many years ago I wrote an "Oratorio" based on Winnie the Pooh (The Expotition to the North Pole)
and gave each character little melodic leitmotifs,
such as "Sing ho for the life of a bear" (which becomes "to be a light to lighten the Gentiles" in the Nunc Dimittis),
"They all went off to discover the pole" (which is the initial theme of the Magnificat)
and "What I say, said Eeyore, is that it's unsettling" (which becomes the "Glory be to the Father" section at the end of each canticle)
The original and much simpler "oratorio" work, called Poohratorio of course, may be published once AA Milne goes into public domain (2031).
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Quartier Libre - Jacques Prévert - set for two voices a cappella.wmv
Scores:
for two high voices
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727803?aff_id=175705
for two low voices
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727804?aff_id=175705
Poem by Jacques Prévert, non-conformist poet par excellence.
The "hero" leaves his... moreScores:
for two high voices
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727803?aff_id=175705
for two low voices
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727804?aff_id=175705
Poem by Jacques Prévert, non-conformist poet par excellence.
The "hero" leaves his army cap in the bird cage and goes out with the bird on his head. Army protocol is forgotten, for a while at least, he is free....
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O quam gloriosum est regnum by Victoria
O quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's voices) by the dwsChorale
written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9
O quam gloriosum est regnum,
in quo cum Christo ga... moreO quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's voices) by the dwsChorale
written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9
O quam gloriosum est regnum,
in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti!
Amicti stolis albis,
sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit.
O, how glorious is the kingdom,
in which all the saints rejoice with Christ!
Arrayed in white robes,
they follow the Lamb, wherever He goes.
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The Choir in the Rain sung by Chatfield Senior High School Chantons
Here is a live performance of my "Choir in the Rain" song.
This choir called the "Chatfield Senior High School Chantons" did a great performance
I created a video based on photos of the singers and a few "special effects"
The choir can be found at the ... moreHere is a live performance of my "Choir in the Rain" song.
This choir called the "Chatfield Senior High School Chantons" did a great performance
I created a video based on photos of the singers and a few "special effects"
The choir can be found at the website:
http://www.CSHchoir.org
I look forward to further performances of my works by this energetic and positive choir
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Hoc est enim corpus meum (original English version) for choir
Poem by Audrey Vaughan (in English) with a brief Latin introduction (meaning: "for this is my body"). Set for SATB choir.
It is a meditation on the meaning of transubstantiation.
I have also made a French translation and a German translation of the pi... morePoem by Audrey Vaughan (in English) with a brief Latin introduction (meaning: "for this is my body"). Set for SATB choir.
It is a meditation on the meaning of transubstantiation.
I have also made a French translation and a German translation of the piece (also including the Latin introduction)
which are also available on this site.
Hoc est enim corpus meum
The world's eternity lies here within my hand.
The weight of pain, of love, redemption is a sigh upon my hand,
My Christ, Lord of the infinite,
small to my comfort in my hand.
Humility of Love that tender here lies low.
White, trusting, full of care within my hand.
So, in my hand lies God.
Hoc est enim corpus meum. less