Noten für Gesang: Alt & Bass

Georg Christian Schemelli besuchte die Leipziger Thomasschule und wurde später Schlosskantor in Zeitz. Seine Bekanntheit verdankt Schemelli heute der Tatsache, dass er Johann Sebastian Bach zur Mitarb...

1. Fassung in c

tiefe Singstimme und Klavier (C-Dur, original)

Twas within a furlong of Edinborough Town

Klavierauszug (Fassung für tiefe Stimme in Anhang)

Die Kantate ist merkwürdigerweise mit zwei Texten überliefert. Von diesen ist mit Sicherheit der zweite, womöglich aber auch der erste Parodie. Während der erste Text eindeutig für das Osterfest besti...

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

This cantata was written in 1708 when Handel is known to have been in Naples, with text referencing the river Volturno.

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this folk-inspired melody is gentle and free-flowing, perfectly suited to the natural imagery found in the Lowry's popular poem. Also available in a version fo...

Scored here for low voice and piano or organ, this meaningful text by David Warner is accompanied by beautiful leaps and subsequent suspensions in the memorable melody, which is supported by rich text...

This is an attractive carol to a traditional Scottish text and with a gentle 'folk-y' feel. The flowing melody features flattened sevenths and delicate Scotch snaps, with each verse ending with a lull...

A simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem which embraces nature's beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Perfect for concert use. Also available in versions for solo low voice and SSA.

As Joseph was a-walking is a beautifully serene and atmospheric setting of traditional words on the prophecy of Christ's birth as told to Joseph by an angel. With rich harmonies, striking chromatic mo...

An unaccompanied motet dedicated to Hubert Parry, setting text by the English poet John Skelton (c.1463-1529).