singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
The Swallows – for alto and piano
SM-000085028
- Alternative title
- The Swallows
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Gourgen Mahari
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Translator
-
James Russell
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Song
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Contralto, Countertenor
- Type of score
- Full score
- Duration
- 6'3"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 1992
Description
Poem by Gourgen Mahari translated by James Russell, set to music by David W Solomons
This song with its slow limping 7/4 evokes the tiredness of the Swallows on their way home and the fact that they may never reach it. The swallows represent the Armenian people after the 1915 massacre.
The recording 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.