CLASSICAL SONGS FOR TEENAGERS
Tim specialises in writing vocal music for developing singers. He started out with a view to writing classical songs on classical texts which helped young singers with sometimes limited range, develop a good technique while, at the same time, having some age-appropriate technical aspect to work on. They also give students the chance to engage with some wonderful texts, several of which feature in the GCSE syllabus.
In addition Tim has written and arranged numerous duets and ensembles to compliment the ranges and abilities of young singers.
Recent vocal compositions include settings of the following texts:
SHAKESPEARE TEXTS
Take, O Take Those Lips Away - Shakespeare
Sigh No More Ladies - Shakespeare
O Mistress mine - Shakespeare
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind - Shakespeare
Full Fathom Five (Duet) - Shakespeare
AMERICAN POETS
Wealth - Joyce Kilmer
Trees - Joyce Kilmer
O Captain, My Captain! - Walt Whitman
I Would Not Paint A Picture - Emily Dickinson
Hope Is The Thing With feathers - Emily Dickinson
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening - Robert Frost
Hope - Joseph Addison
BRITISH POETS
Somewhere Or Other - Christina Rossetti
The Tyger - William Blake
A Birthday (My Heart Is Like A Singing Bird) - Christina Rossetti
The Rainbow - Christina Rosetti
The Poison Tree - William Blake
Envy - Mary Lamb
The Lord's My Shepherd - Duet
Immortal Sails - Alfred Noyes
Kid (Duet) - Simon Armitage