| Popis: |
These witty and vivacious settings of Scottish nursery rhymes are a delightful introduction to the work of this fine composer. The poems are aptly characterised in music of a most approachable style with rhythmic twists in an unmistakably Scottish folk tradition. A young singer would feel happy and comfortable performing these songs and should enjoy the challenge of the syllables of the Scottish dialect. For the faint-hearted, the author has made a straight English translation, but this diminishes the lively and bracing effect of the words. As always, when the composer has taken such care to set the Scottish syllables meticulously, one or two words will not roll out quite as smoothly in the adapted English version. A light, clear voice is needed for the springing lines of infectious vitality. The songs are ideally contrasted in mood and tempo, forming a beautifully balanced group of perfect proportions for a recital item. |
