Score
Four Shakespeare songs / Matthew Dewey.
Library shelf no. 783.88547/DEW 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This short cycle was commissioned by my good friend and colleague Michael Lampard for whom I have written a lot of music. The cycle is very lyrical and emotional.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: Baritone, piano.
Duration: 13 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Contents note: I - Over hill, over dale -- II - Come unto these yellow sands -- III - Take oh take those lips away -- IV - Come away death.
Commission note: Commissioned by Michael Lampard.
First performance: by Michael Lampard at Dedication - a song recital. (St George's Anglican Church, Battery Point) on 9 Feb 2013
Analysis
Resonate article: The beauty of melody in Australian art song by Michael Lampard
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
24 Jun 2014: at Zenith: Australian Melodies (Melbourne Recital Centre). Featuring Michael Lampard, Rhodri Clarke.
30 Jun 2013: at The Poet's Love (Wesley Music Centre). Featuring Michael Lampard, Anthony Smith.
9 Feb 2013: at Dedication - a song recital. (St George's Anglican Church, Battery Point). Featuring Michael Lampard.
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