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André van Haren
1963 -
The Netherlands
| A. van Haren |
André van Haren (16/05/1963), a Dutch composer, born in Zevenaar, since 11/04/2003 living and working in Sweden.
Requiescat
| Period: | Modernism |
| Composed in: | 1995 |
| Musical form: | song |
| Text/libretto: | Oscar Wilde |
| Duration: | 4' |
Requiescat for mixed choir and piano, on a poem by Oscar Wilde.
| Author: | André van Haren |
| Source: | http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=44178 |
The text of this song is written by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). Explanation of the titel: "Requiescat in pace" (sometimes: R.I.P.) stands for "may he/she (his/her soul) rest in peace" referring to a dead person.
Requiescat
Tread lightly, she is near
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.
All her bright golden hair
Tarnished with rust,
She that was young and fair
Fallen to dust.
Lily-like, white as snow,
She hardly knew
She was a woman so
Sweetly she grew.
Coffin-board, heavy stone,
Lie on her breast.
I vex my heart alone,
She is at rest.
Peace, Peace, she cannot hear
Lyre or sonnet,
All my life's buried here,
Heap earth upon it.
Requiescat
Tread lightly, she is near
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.
All her bright golden hair
Tarnished with rust,
She that was young and fair
Fallen to dust.
Lily-like, white as snow,
She hardly knew
She was a woman so
Sweetly she grew.
Coffin-board, heavy stone,
Lie on her breast.
I vex my heart alone,
She is at rest.
Peace, Peace, she cannot hear
Lyre or sonnet,
All my life's buried here,
Heap earth upon it.
| Author: | Arye Kendi |
| Oscar Wilde (text) |
Remember me
| Period: | 21st century |
| Composed in: | 2002 |
| Musical form: | free |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass + English texts |
| Duration: | 7' |
| In memory of: | / dedicated to the composer's wife |
Remember me: A piece in two parts for mixed choir, solo violin, drum kit, woodblock, bass drum, gong, tubular bells and piano. The text is from the Latin requiem.
| Author: | André van Haren |
| Source: | http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=47207 |