singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Better Not Cry for oboe d'amore, cello and optional narrator
SM-000367974
- Composer
- David W Solomons
-
Lyricist
-
Stanley Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Narrator, Oboe d'amore
- Scored for
- Duo, Trio
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2019
Description
The pdf file contains score and parts
The mp3 is an electronic preview with the composer narrating the poem
The music was written to accompany a poem by my father
after the death of my mother.
If a narrator is available, the poem can be spoken
as in the recording attached:
Better not cry
for what has gone by:
the erosion of time.
the spilling of mind.
Far better remember
soft strokes of kindness,
moments of happiness,
Paling and fading.
The fine weft of living:
its intricate lace
patterns unravelling,
into the abyss.
Try to remember
the small subtleties
we’ve done and we’ve seen
in our time together.