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| | |  | The Swallows is a song of exile. The Armenian poet Gourgen Mahari, who died in the USSR in 1969,is lamenting his many compatriots who were dispossessed and killed during 20th century. Music composed and performed by David W Solomons |  Play
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translation from the Armenian by James Russell | | |
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| | |  | Song by John Dowland, performed on classical guitar and alto voice by David W Solomons |  Play
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composer : John Dowland | | |
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| | |  | Irish folk song based on a poem by Thomas Moore, arranged (with a few surprising harmonies!) and performed by David W Solomons | Play
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| | |  | Poem by Paul Verlaine, from Romances sans Paroles, set to music and performed by me. Some of the major seventh harmonisation will be familiar to those who know my Virgo and Taurus duet for cello and guitar | Play
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Paul Verlaine (poem) David W Solomons (composer and performer) | | |
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| | |  | A romantic little song where the singer retires hurt after a love that was not to be, and retires into his shell for a while... | Play
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Composed and performed by David W Solomons | | |
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| | |  | I arranged this song by Fauré for alto and classical guitar back in 1986. This is my recording at that time... when my voice was purer | Play
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composer: Gabriel Fauré;
arranger and performer David W Solomons | | |
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| | |  | A classic from the end of the 19th Century, written by MW Balfe and based on part of Tennyson`s poem. I arranged Balfe`s setting for alto and guitar back in 1984, and this is my interpretation. Fairly light in approach, but respectful of the original | Play
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M W Balfe - composer; AL Tennyson - poet; David W Solomons arranger and performer | | |
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| | |  | Poem by Bluma Finkelstein, set to music (classical guitar and alto voice) by me. I was introduced to this lovely poem in the 1970s in Strasbourg and set it to music at the time. This audio tape recording of the setting dates from around 1984. | Play
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Poem: Bluma Finkelstein
music: David W Solomons | | |
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| | |  | Madrigal by Thomas Vautor for five part choir. The owl is depicted as a thing of beauty a fierce force of nature and a mysterious companion to dying souls. | Play
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composer: Thomas Vautor (also written Thomas Vauter); sung by David W Solomons (aka the dwsChorale) | | |
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| | |  | The infertility that Kallmann`s syndrome brought me is in fact a blessing, but I didn`t always know this. Early on I lamented - but this song was the catharsis, crystallizing both my feelings at that time and the burgeoning realisation that my "children" are my musical compositions... | Play
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words and music by David W Solomons | | |
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| | |  | Song for lute and voice by John Dowland. Arranged for classical guitar and alto and performed by David W Solomons | Play
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| | |  | A passionate poem about adolescence by Marie Keyser, set to music and performed by David W Solomons | Play
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| | |  | Music written in 1987, for Carol Rumens, who wrote the poem (published by Bloodaxe books). Performed specially for a poetry recital in London.
The music to this poem has also been arranged as a duet called Pax Eiscum for flute and guitar. It is performed by the Serenade duo here | Play
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poem by Carol Rumens, music by David W Solomons | | |
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| | |  | William Byrd`s Cradle Song arranged for guitar and voice.
The score can be obtained here | Play
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Composer: William Byrd
Arranger and performer D W Solomons | | |
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