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dwsChorale
Composer and countertenor David Warin Solomons has sung many of his own choral works and the choral works of other composers by multitracking the parts on computer. He decided to call this one-man choir the dwsChorale. The range is bottom bass D to top a... moreComposer and countertenor David Warin Solomons has sung many of his own choral works and the choral works of other composers by multitracking the parts on computer. He decided to call this one-man choir the dwsChorale. The range is bottom bass D to top alto e.
Most recordings were done between 2005 and 2009. Only Time will tell whether the dwsChorale will be revived, but David keeps composing anyway, so who knows....
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Les escargots qui vont a l'enterrement - Prevert
Song of the two snails who go to the funeral of a dead leaf. Poem by Jacques Prévert. Music composed for two unaccompanied altos (countertenors) and sung by David W Solomons (one of my first multitrack recordings back in the early 1980s).
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The centipede and the frog for two equal voices
Music composed and performed by David W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale)
Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning).
Cartoons by Mark Haviland
Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a fro... moreMusic composed and performed by David W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale)
Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning).
Cartoons by Mark Haviland
Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a frog asked her to think about which leg comes after
which...
The sound sample is sung by the composer in B flat.
A version in D is also available
It can be sung by two solo voices or by a choir of any kind
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Piano - Zachary J. Moore
for TB or SA with piano and cello
Sheet Music: https://zacharyjMoore.com/piano/
Zachary J. Moore, composer
D. H. Lawrence , poet
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Agnus Dei from Mass for choir and orchestra
Mass setting by David Warin Solomons for choir and orchestra performed in January 2016
(with special Timpani roll in memory of the November 2015 vicTims in Beirut and Paris)
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Psalm 70 for mixed choir
Psalm 70 (Revised Standard Version, with doxology)
Musical setting for mixed choir (SAATB) by David W Solomons
All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com
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How shall I sing that majesty for choir and piano
Poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason,
music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale].
This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir
in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts ... morePoem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason,
music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale].
This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir
in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices),
splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it.
The musical style is reminiscent of the 19th century although the piano
part does go into 20th century style syncopation at Times.
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Ding Dong Merrily on High a new version
This is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com)
of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol
"Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing.
It is quite different from the more well-known arrangeme... moreThis is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com)
of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol
"Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing.
It is quite different from the more well-known arrangement and would make a nice change in a carol concert.
The vocal parts here are all performed by Matthew Curtis
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Psalm 23 (The Lord is my shepherd) in Dorian mode
Dorian mode setting of Psalm 23 by David W Solomons
The Lord is my shepherd I shall lack nothing
He makes me lie down in green pastures
He leads me along the still waters.
He restores my soul and makes me walk
within the paths of righteousness
... moreDorian mode setting of Psalm 23 by David W Solomons
The Lord is my shepherd I shall lack nothing
He makes me lie down in green pastures
He leads me along the still waters.
He restores my soul and makes me walk
within the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake
Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale yet I will fear no evil
for you are with me your rod and your staff comfort me still
you have furnished my table in the presence of my foes
my head you anoint with oil and my cup overflows
Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me
and my dwelling place shall be in God's house evermore. less