Silent Noon

20th century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is perhaps best known for his symphonies and large-scale choral works however the essence of his music can also be found in his songs. His 1903 House of Life cyclefeatures 6 songs out of which the most famous one is the second Silent Noon. Composed before the rest of the cycle and first published separately this piece in E-flat major for Voice and Piano can easilystand alone. By using the sonnet of renowned 19th century English painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti Williams celebrates the beauty of the English language and advances toward the true 20th century Englishart song. All of the songs in House of Life are written for sonnets from Rossetti?s sonnet-sequence of the same name and thus the continuity of the cycle is enforced both by the music and the lyrics. At the same time thesimilarity given by the strict rules of the Petrarchan sonnet-form emphasises the differences in mood meaning and music between the six songs. Even though the (male) narrator in Silent Noon is optimistic andhopeful some of the variations in the passages suggest the despairing of love in Song 6 (?Love?s Last Gift?) which gives this piece an interesting lyrical atmosphere.

Silent Noon arranged in the key of G for voice and piano. Sonnet by Dante Gabriel Rossetti music by Vaughan Williams.

The Piano Quintet in C is a substantial and superbly written work lasting some 30 minutes. The first movement marked Allegro con fuoco is expansive loquacious and filled with late romantic passion its harmonies Brahmsian for the most part but tinged with modality in the quieter passages. The expressive romantic melody of the Andante second movement is fully characteristic of the composer and resembles the song Silent Noon that he composed in the same year. The finale is a set of five well-differentiated variations ending with a beautiful bell-like coda. This work was written in 1903.

Compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. Each volume contains several very easy songs progressing to moderate difficulty. Includes a wide variety of music focusing primarily on literature in English with art songs folk songs andsacred songs.

Description Over 150 songs from across the unique and remarkable career of this master songwriter. From his roots as a folk musician, to his phenomenal success with Art Garfunkel and his subsequent inventive and collaborative solo work, Paul Simon has remained a figurehead in song craft. Each song presented here is arranged with melody line, full lyrics and chord guide. Songlist (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 7 O'clock News/Silent Night A Church Is Burning A Hazy Shade Of Winter A Most Peculiar Man A Poem On The Underground Wall A Simple Desultory Philippic Ace In The Hole Adios Hermanos All Around The World All Because Of You Allergies America American Tune April Come She Will Armistice Day At The Zoo Baby Driver Bernadette Blessed Bookends Born At The Right Time Born In Puerto Rico Bridge Over Troubled Water Can I Forgive Him Can't Run But Cars Are Cars Cecilia Cloudy Congratulations Crazy Love Vol.II Darling Lorraine Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Duncan El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Everything Put Together Falls Apart Fakin' It Father And Daughter Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her Further To Fly God Bless The Absentee Gone At Last Graceland Gumboots Have A Good Time Hearts And Bones Hey Schoolgirl Hobo's Blues Homeless Homeward Bound How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns Hurricane Eye I Am A Rock I Know What I Know Jonah Kathy's Song Keep The Customer Satisfied Killer Wants To Go To College Killer Wants To Go To College 2 Kodachrome Late In The Evening Learn How To Fall Leaves That Are Green Let Me Live In Your City Long, Long Day Look At That Love Loves Me Like A Rock Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Mother And Child Reunion Mrs Robinson My Little Town Night Game Nobody Oh, Marion Old Old Friends One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor One-trick Pony Overs Papa Hobo Paranoia Blues Patterns Peace Like A River Pigs, Sheep And Wolves Proof Punky's Dilemma Quality Quiet Red Rubber Ball Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War Richard Cory Run That Body Down Satin Summer Nights Save The Life Of My Child Scarborough Fair/Canticle Senorita With A Necklace Of Tears She Moves On Shelter Of Your Arms Shoplifting Clothes Silent Eyes Slip Slidin' Away So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright Some Folks Lives Roll Easy Something So Right Somewhere They Can't Find Me Song About The Moon Song For The Asking Sparrow Spirit Voices St Judy's Comet Still Crazy After All These Years Stranded In A Limousine Sunday Afternoon Take Me To The Mardi Gras Ten Years Tenderness That Was Your Mother That's Where I Belong That's Why God Made The Movies The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine The Boxer The Boy In The Bubble The Coast The Cool, Cool River The Dangling Conversation The Late Great Johnny Ace The Obvious Child The Only Living Boy In New York The Rhythm Of The Saints The Sound Of Silence The Teacher The Vampires Thelma Think Too Much (A) Think Too Much (B) Time Is An Ocean Trailways Bus Train In The Distance Under African Skies Virgil Was A Sunny Day Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. We've Got A Groovy Thing Going When Numbers Get Too Serious Why Don't You Write Me? You Can Call Me Al You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies You're Kind You're The One