singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Motor Bus – alto (or baritone) and guitar
SM-000085692
- Alternative title
- What is it that roareth thus
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Alfred Denis Godley
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Translator
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Song
- Instrumentation
- Contralto, Countertenor, Baritone, Classical guitar
- Type of score
- Score for two performers
- Duration
- 2'0"
- Language
- English, Latin, Macaronic
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 1974
Description
Humorous macaronic poem by A D Godley, in which he pokes gentle fun at people striving to learn the declension of nouns in Latin (or maybe it is meant as a learning aid...).
(The translation on the first page is my own, just for guidance, the song uses Godley's own poem).
The piece was written in a whole tone scale to emphasise the machine quality of the motor bus itself and the machine like quality of chanting Latin declensions.
The performance is my own.