Auction in Action

The first song, a partial setting of ‘Lover’s Infiniteness’ by John Donne, begins with a funereal tread that swells occasionally into anguished outbursts, or retreats into uneasy oases of calm. The opening contains a brief quote from Zemlinsky’s ‘Sechs Maeterlinck Gesänge’, as those fantastic songs provided the initial inspiration for my Two English Poems during my university days.

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If yet I have not all thy love,
Dear, I shall never have it all;
I cannot breathe one other sigh, to move,
Nor can intreat one other tear to fall;
And all my treasure, which should purchase thee-

Sighs, tears, and oaths, and letters - I have
spent.
yet no more can be due to me,
Than at the bargain made was meant;
If then thy gift of love were partial,
That some to me, some should to others fall,
Dear, I shall never have thee all.

John Donne

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*This is a digital mockup of the two songs using Notion’s sound library. Earphones/headphones are recommended.

Two English Poems for Voice and Orchestra: I 'Lover's Infiniteness' by John Donne

•Composer/orchestrator
•Songs, chamber music, orchestral music, opera
•Most pieces are currently unperformed digital mockups so if anyone is interested in performing any of my pieces please feel free to contact me

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