Seven Cantares for soprano and guitar is a musical piece for voice and classical guitar composed by the Catalan composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970), based on poems by an unknown author. The work consists of seven songs composed in 1956 [1] and a piece for solo guitar composed the following year, titled Fantasía, [1] which can be played as an interlude to the songs [2] or as a separate piece. A reviewer for Music & Letters suggests that the works are traditional folksongs, arranged by Gerhard. [3]
The seven songs, by unknown authors, are: La Indita, El Toro, La Ausencia,[ citation needed] Un Galán y su Morena, La Lobada,[ citation needed] La Muerte y la Doncella y Reinas de la Baraja. [3]
The work was premiered in 1957 by soprano Sophie Wyss and guitarist Julian Bream in London, with the score edited by BM (Belwin Mills Music Ltd.)[ citation needed] The work was included in a concert on 5 March 1970 in a memorial concert. [2]
References
- ^ a b MacDonald, Malcolm (2001), "Gerhard, Roberto [Gerhard Ottenwaelder, Robert]", Grove Music Online, doi: 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10920
- ^ a b Homs, Joaquim (2000), Meirion Bowen (ed.), Robert Gerhard and his Music (PDF), The Anglo-Catalan Society, archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2021, retrieved 10 January 2021
- ^ a b A. H. (1964), "Reviewed Works: This Worldes Joie by Richard Rodney Bennett; Cantares. 7 Spanish Songs for Voice and Guitar by Roberto Gerhard; The Ballad of the Railroads by Ernst Krenek; Cantata Pastorale, for High Voice, Treble Recorder (Or Flute), Harpsichord (Or Piano) and Cello by Edmund Rubbra; Drop, Drop, Slow Tears, for Mezzo-Soprano, Flute and Piano by Raymond Warren", Music & Letters, vol. 45, pp. 200–202