composer

Samson, René

René Samson (1948-2019) was born in Paramaribo, the capital city of Surinam (former Dutch Guyana in South America). He grew up in a home where music (from classical music to ...

related works

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Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Mixed choir and large ensemble
Scoring: GK4 4trp 4h 4trb trb-b tb 2perc hp

2 liederen / [tekst] van Jan Prins, Herman Mulder

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: medium pf

De Middeleeuwen : for soprano, alto and piano / Rosy Wertheim; words by G. Kamphuis

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: sopr alt pf

Fragment Ode to the West Wind (V) : for male voice and pianoforte (medium), 1963 / [text] Shelley, Harold C. King

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: bar pf

 

composition

Four Whitman Songs : for baritone and piano / René Samson; words by Walter Whitman

Publisher's number: 21812
Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: bar pf
Remarks: The present song cycle is written for the occasion of the 50th birthday of my dear friend Ken Gould. It was commissioned by Ken’s partner - and my long-time friend - Theo Kemperman, who selected the Whitman poems. The premiere was on Ken’s birthday, March 28 2012, by Mattijs van de Woerd (baritone) and Shuann Chai (piano) in the Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam.
Duration: 12'30"
Number of players: 2
Year of composition: 2012
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Other authors:
Whitman, Walt (librettist)
Contains:
Gods (c. 3'45")
Thoughts (c. 2'45")
Germs (c. 3'30")
O me! O life! (c. 2'30")

Sheet Music
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