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VOICE + PIANO

Although the majority of my output has been focused on instrumental music, I have, over the years, written a fair amount of vocal music as well, mostly sacred choral, but also including a few solos for voice and piano. Unfortunately, some of that music is unavailable due to copyright restrictions on the source poems. Here is what is available.

 

Each title on this page includes a link to a score video on YouTube, which turns the pages

for you as you listen to a recording while following the score

Shadow cycle
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IN THE SHADOW OF A MOUNTAIN

In the Shadow of a Mountain - Richard E Brown - Sue Personett
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Grade: M (range: B3 - F5)

Duration: 20:00

Price: $14.00 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

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Scenes from the Rockies

A Song Cycle for Medium Voice and Piano | Words by Sue Personett

14 short songs set to poetry on Rocky Mountain themes.
Here is the preface to the score:

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"In the shadow of a mountain a world exists." The opening line of the title song sets the stage for the 14 short songs in this cycle. They provide varied glimpses of that mountain world--sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical--including such scenes as changing seasons and weather, flora and fauna, hiking and climbing, all set in the magnificent Rocky Mountains.

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The individual songs, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.

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 1.The Shadow of a Mountain              0:00
 2. First Thaw                                          2:02
 3. Spring on the Upper Rio Grande   3:12
 4. Snowy Spring                                    5:48
 5. Wyoming Snow                                 7:12
 6. Shadows and Sunshine                    8:23
 7. In the Foothills                                  9:20          

 8. The Summit                                       10:26
 9. She Will                                              11:28
10. Autumn in the Air                            12:37
11. Snow                                                  13:35
12. Wind River                                        15:25                   
13. Celebrate                                          
16:25
14. Chasing Mountains                          17:50

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This cycle is also available in SATB voicing (see Secular Choral Music page), and the songs are available individually in that format.

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Read more about In the Shadow of a Mountain - Scenes from the Rockies

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Greatest Gift solo
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THE GREATEST GIFT

The Greatest Gift - Richard E Brown - Henry Lebedinsky
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Grade: M

Duration: 3:25

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

High Voice and Piano | Words by Henry Lebedinsky                                PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE

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A gentle Christmas/Epiphany solo with the theme of what gift can we bring to the Christ Child, compared to the

gifts of the Wise Men. Composed on Christmas Day 2015.

Also available for SATB/SAB and piano

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COME UNTO ME

Come Unto Me - Vincent S Dussair / Richard E Brown
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Grade: ME

Duration: 3:25

Price: $2.00 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

Come unto Me

Mixed Duet and Piano | Music by Vincent S. Dussair | Words from Matt. 11:25-30

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General-purpose church duet for soprano and tenor or high baritone: my arrangement of what was originally

a beautiful solo setting of the well-loved text from St. Matthew by a dear friend, now departed. This duet

arrangement can be sung by two-part choir and is also available in SATB, SAB, and SA choral voicings.

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Five Songs from The Treasure of Cathay | Book and Lyrics by Nancy Grobe | Music by Richard E Brown

In addition to the song cycle and two church pieces listed above, I have added these 5 solos from my 1985 musical, The Treasure of Cathay. Based on the 1921 novella Messer Marco Polo, by the Irish-American author Donn Byrne, it is a mostly-fictionalized story about Marco Polo and his romance with the daughter of Kublai Khan.

A women's chorus from the same show is also available on the Secular Choral Music page.

Willow Branches
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High Voice and Piano

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SONG OF THE WILLOW BRANCHES

Song of the Willow Branches - Richard E Brown - Nancy Grobe
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Grade: M

Duration: 3:00

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

        PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE

He Called My Name
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HE CALLED MY NAME

He Called My Name - Richard E Brown - Nancy Grobe
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Grade: M

Duration: 2:30

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

High Voice and Piano                                                                                               PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE

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My Treasure
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 MY TREASURE

My Treasure - Nancy Grobe - Richard E Brown
00:00 / 00:00

Grade: M

Duration: 3:40

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

Medium Voice and Piano

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Way He Is
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 THE WAY HE IS

The Way He Is - Richard E Brown - Nancy Grobe
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Grade: M

Duration: 2:00

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

High Voice and Piano

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Is It True
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IS IT TRUE?

Is It True? - Richard E Brown - Nancy Grobe
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Grade: VE

Duration: 1:20

Price: $4.95 

 

Publisher: Dacker Music

Child's Voice and Piano

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