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A song cycle for soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano. 3 songs
in all some 11 minutes- inspired by Norman MacCaig's evocative poetry - a perfect set for a recital.
Download the score - 3 Songs of Norman MacCaig
'I remember you' Song 1 of Three Songs of Norman MacCaig
Some 3 minutes duration - a Scottish loch is still as memory holds sway - then erupts as a mallard plunges in
Listen to a recording on youtube
'I remember you - Song 1
You went away - Song 2 of Three Songs of Norman MacCaig
Some 3 minutes duration - an abandoned lover keens her misery and plots a dreadful revenge
Listen to a recording on youtube
'You went away Song 2
Dreamworld - Song 3 of Three Songs of Norman MacCaig
Some 3 minutes duration - a mother cradles her baby and dreams of his future
Listen to a recording on youtube
'Dreamworld' - Song 3A short dramatic song to a prize-winning poem of Phil Carradice.
For baritone voice and piano.
A song cycle for soprano and piano
6 miniature songs in all some 10 minutes
- modelled after Poulenc's 'Le Bestiaire'
Download the score - Bird Parade
Setting of 6 short poems of Norman MacCaig - contemporary song cycle for soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano composed by contemporary classical music composer Joe St.Johanser, ideal short concert piece - witty and succinct - full of MacCaig's wry humour. Listen to the songs on youtube, here beautifully sung by Susan Jiwey brilliantly accompanied by Elizabeth Shepherd.
1. Blue Tit
2. The Diplomat (Eagle)
3. Buzzard
4. Puffin
5. Solitary Crow
6. Cock
A book of 27 songs for voice and piano - 112 pages A4 size - ISBN 978-0-9933578-0-0 setting poems of Norman MacCaig, Jane Wyatt, Christina Rossetti, John Drinkwater, Joe St.Johanser, Wm Shakespeare.
Download the score - 27 Contemporary Art Songs
For enquiries please email joe@joestjohanser.co.uk
Listen to some recordings of these songs on Joe's youtube channel - browse on the channel for others - and subscribe if you wish
'I remember you'
A book of 18 songs for voice and piano - 72 pages A4 size - ISBN 978-0-9933578-1-7.
setting poems of Norman MacCaig, Robert Browning, Jane Wyatt, Wm Shakespeare, Joe St.Johanser.
Download the score - More Contemporary Art Songs
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18 Songs
For enquiries please email joe.st.johanser@ntlworld.com
'Buzzard Circling, Solitary Crow included in 6 MacCaig Songs'
'Caliban's Aria - All the infections'
'Sea shanty - I shall no more to sea'
'The Crocodile -included in 4 short sonmgs fpor children'
'The Year of the Green Parrots'
For enquiries please email joe.st.johanser@ntlworld.com