singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
The Silver Swan for wind quintet
SM-000248913
- Composer
- Orlando Gibbons
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn
- Scored for
- Quintet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Duration
- 1'10"
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Year of composition
- 2016
Description
Madrigal by Orlando Gibbons arranged for instrumental quintet.
The words of the original are:
The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached
Unlocked her silent throat
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sang her first and last and sang no more
Farewell all joys, o Death, come close mine eyes:
More geese than swans now life, more fools than wise.
The pdf file contains score and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.