Three Tangos

Arranged by Clint Edwards
Composed by Astor Piazzolla

These tangos were commissioned for pianist Xiayin Wang and the Amity Players' performance on the Weill Hall stage at New York City's Carnegie Hall. The premiere of the work was in 2006 to a sold out crowd. You can listen to their live performance below. The scoring is for a piano quartet.

Verano Porteno

First Page of the Score (click to view)

Invierno Porteno


Adios Nonino

Requiem Prayers

Composed and Performed by Clint Edwards

"Requiem Prayers" premiered in Carnegie Hall on May 25, 2004. The four movements were composed to texts from the Latin requiem mass and scored for soprano, piano, and cello. Soprano Lauren Bradley and cellist Peter Sachon joined me for the premiere performance.

Two Edgar Allan Poe pieces

"Dupin Theme/Paris Waltz" and "Fall of the House of Usher: Poe Theme" are two orchestral demo's based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

1) Dupin Theme/Paris Waltz

2) Fall of the House of Usher: Poe Theme

"FAREWELL"

Music by Clint Edwards
Text by Lord Byron
Performed by Lauren Bradley

“Farewell” is a song that I composed for my good friend, soprano, Lauren Bradley. She premiered the song in New York this past year. Lauren has since moved to Germany to pursue her operatic career. I wish her great success and will miss her. Enjoy the music!

My task is done-my song hath ceased-my theme
Has died into an echo;
The torch shall be extinguished which hath lit
My midnight lamp-and the glow
Which in my Spirit dwelt is fluttering, faint, and low.
Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been-
A sound which makes us linger,-yet-farewell!
Ye! who have traced the Pilgrim to the scene
Which is my last-if in your memories dwell
A thought which once was mine-if on ye swell
A single recollection-not in vain
And in that image shall forever tell-
Farewell! with me alone may rest the pain,
If such there were-with you, the Moral of my Strain.
Farewell!