David W Solomons is a self-taught composer of lyrical tonal music. His works are published by various publishers and have been performed by various musicians in countries as far afield as the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Latvia, the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland - and also online.

He also sings alto and has been involved in various online and offline collaborations singing with electronic and live performers and also other composers. Most recently his vocal endeavours have also included multivocal performances in the studio in which he sings all the parts of various works ranging from madrigals to works by living composers, including his own.

In the ""real"" world he has sung with church and cathedral choirs in London and Manchester UK, and is now discovering (or rediscovering) the lyrical ""popular"" world of the 1950s and 1960s and songs of the shows with a secular choir in Sale.

A full catalogue of his scores, downloadable mp3s and streaming videos of his music can be found at David Solomons Music site
Most recent developments can be found at the News Page

	Wine and Water Song based on G K Chesterton's poem Wine and Water, which concentrates on Noah's love of wine - listen for the hiccups etc	satire
	Tants Fraylachs Klezmer style quartet for four clarinets, performed by the Fell Clarinet Quartet at Prescot Festival on 21 June 2009	Live Performances
	Folksong Wedding 1st mvt Deer Me First of five movements of a celebration of British and Irish folksongs for clarinet quartet - this one is based on the folksong "A keeper would a hunting go"	Live Performances
	Folksong Wedding 2nd mvt Red Rose Second of five movements of a celebration of British and Irish folksongs for clarinet quartet - this one is based on the song "My love is like a red red rose"	Live Performances
	Folksong Wedding 3rd mvt "One oh" Third of five movements of a celebration of British and Irish folksongs for clarinet quartet - this one is based on the folksong "Green grow the rushes oh"	Live Performances
	Folksong Wedding 4th mvt Green Broom Fourth of five movements of a celebration of British and Irish folksongs for clarinet quartet - this one is based on the folksong The Ballad of Green Broom	Live Performances
	Folksong Wedding 5th mvt Mhairi's Wedding Last of five movements of a celebration of British and Irish folksongs for clarinet quartet - this one is based on the folksong "Mhairi's Wedding" with returns to the other folksongs in the suite, thus "wedding" them all.	Live Performances
	Rag for tuba quartet Ragtime for tuba quartet in octatonic mode	Classical
	Henry's Tune Movement from Pieces of Eight by David W Solomons, this being an quirky octatonic re-working of the tune "Pastime with good Company, by King Henry VIII of England	Brass ensemble
	Prayer before the Close of Day Slow meditative quartet for two euphoniums and two tubas, based on the old chant "Te lucis ante terminum" ([we pray to] Thee before the close of day). Performed by Tubalaté	Brass ensemble
	Suite for Guitar and orchestra - 1st mvt Concerto style piece with the emphasis (in this movement) on dreamlike states	Classical
	Suite for Guitar and orchestra - 2nd mvt The second movement is a lot more folksy and has the guitar effectively "accompanying" the orchestra most of the time.	Classical
	Kemp's Dance (SInce Robin Hood...) Upbeat three-part madrigal	Renaissance
	Pensieri su Klizemer Pensieri su Klizemer (Thoughts on Klezmer) for solo clarinet or saxophone	Classical
	Mass for men's voices and organ 1 - Kyrie Performance at Southwell Minster of the Mass for men's voices and organ by David W Solomons First part: Kyrie	Choral Church music
	Mass for men's voices and organ 2 - Gloria Performance at Southwell Minster of the Mass for men's voices and organ by David W Solomons Second part: Gloria	Choral Church music
	Mass - 3 - Sanctus and Benedictus Performance at Southwell Minster of the Mass for men's voices and organ by David W Solomons Third and fourth parts: Sanctus and Benedictus	Choral Church music
	Mass for men's voices and organ Agnus Dei Performance at Southwell Minster of the Mass for men's voices and organ by David W Solomons Final part: Agnus Dei	Choral Church music
	Psalm 23 (Lutheran Bible) Setting by D W Solomons of Psalm 23 (Martin Luther's translation), sung by the dwsChorale (my one-man choir)	Choral Church music
	Night and Day (after Cole Porter) Choral arrangement of Cole Porter's Night and Day, performed by the one-man choir dwsChorale	Romantic 30s and 40s
	Let's Do it - Choral arrangement Song by Cole Porter arranged for male voice choir and performed by the dwsChorale (David W Solomons multitracking)	30s and 40s romantic
	In the still of the night Song by Cole Porter arranged for male voice choir and performed by the dwsChorale (David W Solomons multitracking)	30s and 40s romantic
	Let it snow Song by Cahn and Styne arranged for male voice choir and performed by the dwsChorale (David W Solomons multitracking)	30s and 40s romantic

Vincenzo Pandolfi	9/27/2009 7:45:41 PM David, Congratulations and best wishes for the semifinals!! Ciao, Vincenzo
Marc Bosserman	5/13/2007 11:44:05 AM Dang, the real thing. You write and sing beautifully. Thanks.
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