singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
The Bringers of Beethoven for alto (or baritone) and guitar
SM-000219980
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Ewald Osers
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Song
- Instrumentation
- Contralto, Countertenor, Baritone, Classical guitar
- Scored for
- Duo
- Type of score
- Full score
- Duration
- 4'50"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 2010
Description
Satirical poem by by Reiner Kunze in the translation by Ewald Osers
which I have set to music and published by kind permission of Ewald Osers
The sound sample is my own performance.
A video of my performance (including the words on screen) can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMLz_TiiK5g
The accompanying guitar part includes several references to the music of Beethoven himself,
especially Symphony No 5 in C minor opus 67