singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Invitation to the journey for alto and piano
SM-000085040
- Alternative title
- Invitation au voyage
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire
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Translator
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Stanley Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Song
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Contralto, Countertenor
- Type of score
- Piano-vocal score
- Duration
- 6'39"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 1994
Description
Poem by Baudelaire (Invitation au voyage) translated by the composer's father S N Solomons. A long luxurious evocation of a world of the imagination. The original version for alto and guitar is also available
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.