singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Christmas Haikus – alto (or baritone) and piano
SM-000085041
- Alternative title
- Christmas Haikus
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Canon Albert Radcliffe
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Song
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Contralto, Countertenor, Baritone
- Type of score
- Piano-vocal score
- Duration
- 2'26"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 1994
Description
Haikus by Canon Albert Radcliffe (who was canon at Manchester Cathedral) and asked me to set them. The music is unusual for vocal works in that it uses the octatonic mode, but this seemed particularly appropriate for the unusual angle which Albert takes on the Christmas story.
The song also works well for baritone voice, as has been proved by Mark Rowlinson and others.
The recording here is from the CD Songs of Solomons and was performed by Stephen Taylor (countertenor) and Jonathan Leonard (piano), who have given permission for use of their performance. The CD itself is available in the form of mp3 downloads at CDBaby, Amazon, Napster and other reputable download places.