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In 1743 William Boyce wrote music for the play 'Solomon' by Edward Moore. The work was frequently performed, but being judged mildly rude*, was seldom performed after about 1800. One song however, 'Softly Rise, O Southern Breeze' remained popular for another fifty years. In 1762, after a performance of Solomom, the music critic John Potter wrote "......a fine piece of composition! It has a number of beautiful strokes of genius, it is fine, it is elegant and sublime....how delicate the airs in it, how charming the melody! Can anything be more so? Really it is almost impossible."
She - Bronwen Mills, soprano,
He - Howard Crook, tenor
The Parley of Instruments
Choir & Orchestra
dir. Roy Goodman
* I wanted to understand what a "mildly rude" work was like by XVIII century standards so I searched for Moore text. I found it at the University of Virgina Library along with some other intesting works (Mainly poems & fables) . Or you can download it here (26Kb) in RTF format.
OMG SOLOMON I've never heard about Solomon composed by W BOYCE , i know ORATORIO SOLOMON Handel , great to find rare work like this thanks cheers , we missed you Branle , enjoy
RispondiEliminaGracias Brandle por esta obra maravillosa,....estas grabaciones que realizó el sello Hyperion son muy buenas y muy dificil adquirirlas.De nuevo mis agradecimientos
RispondiEliminaThanks Branle for this gem, never heard about this composition too, but the list of musicians says it all:
RispondiEliminaA must for baroque-music-friends!
Woody