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

Songs of Love and Merriment : Six Elisabethan songs for mezzo-soprano and harp / René Samson; lyrics by Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, Thomas Campion, Anonymous, William Shakespeare, John Lyly

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring: zang hp

Fierce January '23: 35 Songs on verses of Ukrainian poets : for voice and piano / Svyatoslav Lunyov

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

The Philosopher and the Lover : for baritone and piano / William Knight; lyrics by Sir William Davenant (1606-1668)

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

Drie liederen : op teksten van Leo Vroman, voor bariton en piano, (1985) / Wim Dirriwachter

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")

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