This site contains hundreds of examples from my scores -- including more than 950 art songs -- as well as texts, commentary on both texts and music, and  miscellaneous articles and poetry. Many scores are available free as PDF downloads. Because the main language of this site is English, its pages include English translations from other languages as well as historical information about the authors whose words I have set into song -- something of who they were and are, what they have given and still give to us. Such artists throughout the ages deserve our respect for the scope and content of their work. There are also photos and some biographical material about the performers for whom I have chosen to compose, as well as some to whom I have dedicated my work. It is intended that this site be a resource for any who have interest in my work as it progresses, and that the content of this site give joy, insight and stimulation to those who come to the works herein. For more information about the site itself please click on the link above for that purpose or click on a subject in the banner above or titles below.
Most recent posting: The Irreverent Brahmin - text of Arthur Guiterman - for medium voice and piano Gute Nacht! - text attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - for medium voice and piano Don't Laugh, Boys - text of James Ephraim McGirt - for medium voice and piano Bist du bei mir - anonymous text - for medium voice and keyboard Lebensregel - text of Erich Kurt Mühsam - for medium voice and piano Schnauz und Miez - text of Christian Morgenstern - for medium voice and piano On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness - text of Arthur Guiterman - for medium voice and piano Old Men - text of William Butler Yeats - for medium voice and piano Die Wahl-Esel - text of Heinrich Heine - for baritone and piano It's only a matter of.... - stanzas for the day Itching heels - text of Paul Laurence Dunbar - for medium voice and piano Das Nasobēm - text of Christian Morgenstern - for medium or low voice and piano One Bright Day in the Middle of the Night - an anonymous text - for medium voice and piano Two-Party Politics - rhymed observations for historical times The River Of Ruin - text of Paul Laurence Dunbar - for medium voice and piano Metaphor - reflection on a court decision Lines for a Christmas Card - text of Hilaire Belloc - for medium voice and piano Barter - text of Sara Teasdale - for medium voice and piano A Canary in a Coal Mine - true words in verse Supplication - text of Joseph S. Cotter, Jr. - for medium voice and piano 
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