
Learsongs
Vocal score
William Mathias(Composer)
Oxford University Press
Published on 3. September 1992
Other
Sheet music
40 pages
978-0-19-337469-0 (ISBN)
Description
for SA, piano duet or ensemble
Settings of great variety of five nonsense poems by Edward Lear which reflect the quirky, humorous quality of Lear's poetic imagination.
Settings of great variety of five nonsense poems by Edward Lear which reflect the quirky, humorous quality of Lear's poetic imagination.
Reviews / Votes
They are absolutely wonderful, especially in how Mathias sets Edward Lear's words. Yes, he lets the humorous and the surreal shine through, but he also knows how to catch the slight sadness that infuses so much of Lear's poetry, and injects just that little bit of pathos into the music to reflect that. * Graham Walker, Choir & Organ, March 2020 *More details
Edition
Vocal score
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-337469-0 (9780193374690)
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Person
William Mathias was born in Whitland, Dyfed. He studied at the University College of Wales, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music. From 1970-1988 he was Head of the Music Department at the University College of North Wales, Bangor.
Mathias musical language embraced both instrumental and vocal forms with equal success, and he addressed a large and varied audience both in Britain and abroad. He was also known as a conductor and pianist, and gave or directed many premieres of his own works. He was made CBE in the 1985 New Year's Honours. In 1992, the year of his death, Nimbus Records embarked upon a series of recordings of his major works.
Mathias musical language embraced both instrumental and vocal forms with equal success, and he addressed a large and varied audience both in Britain and abroad. He was also known as a conductor and pianist, and gave or directed many premieres of his own works. He was made CBE in the 1985 New Year's Honours. In 1992, the year of his death, Nimbus Records embarked upon a series of recordings of his major works.
Content
Calico Pie ; The owl and the pussycat ; The duck and the kangaroo ; Uncle Arly ; The pelican chorus