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I dedicate this piece to my friends in the composer/singer collective, the Ad hoc Chorale, who tested out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offered valuable comments. "How heavy lies the heart" has drawn inspiration from the traditional F... more
If anyone decides to perform this, please let me know. Vexilla regis prodeunt Fulget crucis mysterium Quo carne carnis conditor Suspensus est patibulo. O crux ave spes unica Hoc passionis tempore Auge piis justitiam Reisque dona veniam. Te ... more
Words by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) Music © 2010 Oxford University Press, Inc. Assigned to Oxford University Press 2010. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Words Public Domain Artw... more
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Book of Common Prayer version 1662) set to music for six part mixed voices SAT-SAT) The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies: Many years ago I wrote a... more
Performed by Matthew Curtis (multitracking) Parody of the traditional German folk song about the life of the farmer. In these versions the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world change... more
Birds' Lullaby, 3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement III) text: Emily Pauline Johnson music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping With shadowy garments, the wilderness through; All day we have carol... more
Poem by Robert Herrick Music by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts sung by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com [Note: many composers - including Kathryn Rose, Peter Hurford, Colin Brumby and Tim Knight - have set a few verses from this poem... more
Setting by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the words of the mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei) in various modes (mixolydian, dorian, lydian, aeolian and various jazzy modes). This version is for mixed choir and is performed by... more