Works

I’ve written over 230 settings of German and English-language poems, old and new, most for solo voice and piano. Quite a few texts have never been set before (at least I can’t find any other settings). My inspiration is always rooted in the words, which I hope is reflected in the music. Each work costs €5. I can transpose any score to better fit your vocal range. Just send me an email if you’d like to purchase a song: derekdresden@gmail.com

William Blake

Piping down the valleys wild

(with opt. obbligato wind)

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Bible texts

Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 2: 10-13

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Einen Sommer lang

(with opt. obbligato wind)

Detlev von Liliencron

Barbarossa

Friedrich Rückert

Barbarossa

Friedrich Rückert

Die Stadt

Theodor Storm

Herbstlied

Ludwig Tieck

German poets

Singet leise

Clemens Brentano

Frühlings Ankunft (duet)

Hoffmann von Fallersleben

Licht und Schatten

Franz Grillparzer

Abendlied

Manfred Kyber

Die Drei

Nikolaus Lernau

Der Tod

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Täglich zu singen

Matthias Claudius

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Duets

Bumerang

Joachim Ringelnatz

Der Briefmark

Joachim Ringelnatz

Im Herbst

Wilhelm Busch

Liebeslied

Klabund

Sing me a song

Christina Rossetti

Trios

Die drei Spatzen

Christian Morgenstern

Requiem

Robert Louis Stevenson

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