singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
The Swallows – for tenor and piano
SM-000085146
- 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, Tenor
- Type of score
- Piano-vocal score
- Duration
- 5'30"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 1996
Description
Version of my song (lament) "The Swallows" for tenor and piano (a live vocal version for alto and piano can be heard here on the site, but the sound sample here is an electronic preview).
The Armenian poet Gourgen Mahari (as translated by James Russell) depicts the remainder of the Armenian nation after the massacre of 1915 like a flock of swallows unable to return. The song limps along in a sad 7/4 rhythm.