A Christmas Song for clarinet and guitar (mp3) by David Warin Solomons Clarinet - Audio

By David Warin Solomons

This instrumental piece is based on my "Christmas Song" - a meditation on finding the Christ child within oneself:It is performed here by Tina Swoboda and Petra Schwarzl (Duo TiPet)Poem by Audrey VaughanI sought him where the marble shoneand rang with singing echoesto the hurrying prelates' feetand found him notI sought him where the golden glowand painted heav'n-eyed saints adorn the sleeping altarsand found him notI sought him where all nature's beauty burnedwith autumn leaves afirewith death against the long blue skyand found him not I sought him down the stone sett streets dull beneath the misty rain which closed the surrounding hillsand found him notI sought him in the eyes of strangersbright with giving thoughtsand in the hearts of friendsbut found him notI sought himhim whom I lovedin ev'ry thing I lovedin my own heart's lovingbut this night I found him notI found him notbut still I sought himthis gurgling boy of joy but where?the dark sky all above and round melike a suffocating empty cloaktook time awaymy thoughts awaymy search awayand the peace of emptiness of selfopened the low brown doorand there his newness tiny laydeep in the shriven hollow of my heartcradled thereI found him©Audrey Vaughan

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Clarinet, Guitar - Digital Download

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By Duo TiPet. Composed by David Warin Solomons. This edition: audio. 20th Century, 21st Century, Christmas, Contemporary. Full Performance. Duration 240. David Warin Solomons #1307389. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1746682).

This instrumental piece is based on my "Christmas Song" - a meditation on finding the Christ child within oneself:

It is performed here by Tina Swoboda and Petra Schwarzl (Duo TiPet)

Poem by Audrey Vaughan

I sought him where the marble shone

and rang with singing echoes
to the hurrying prelates' feet

and found him not

I sought him where the golden glow
and painted heav'n-eyed saints adorn
the sleeping altars

and found him not

I sought him where all nature's
beauty burned

with autumn leaves afire
with death against the long blue sky

and found him not

I sought him down the stone sett streets
dull beneath the misty rain
which closed the surrounding hills

and found him not

I sought him in the eyes of strangers
bright with giving thoughts
and in the hearts of friends

but found him not

I sought him
him whom I loved
in ev'ry thing I loved
in my own heart's loving

but this night I found him not
I found him not

but still I sought him
this gurgling boy of joy
but where?

the dark sky all above
and round me
like a suffocating empty cloak
took time away
my thoughts away
my search away

and the peace of emptiness of self
opened the low brown door

and there his newness tiny lay

deep in the shriven hollow
of my heart
cradled there

I found him

©Audrey Vaughan.

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