Mill-Qamar Sal-Qabar

Mill-Qamar sal-Qabar / From the Moon to the Grave (2013) is a song cycle for soprano and piano which brings together different Maltese literary texts from the Arab Period till the Second World War. This works consists of eighth songs by different authors, some of which are not well known. The poems are:

1. It-Talba ta’ Majmuna (Majmuna’s Prayer) – Anon
2. Kantilena – Pietru Caxaro
3. Mejju Ġie bil-Ward u Żahar (May has come with blooms and flowers)- Ġan Franġisk Bonamico
4. Tlett Għanjiet bil-Malti (Three Maltese Songs) – Gioacchino Navarro
5. Binti Peppa Isma’ Minni (Peppa my child, listen to what I have to say)- Anon
6. Għanjiet (kwartini varji) (Songs  various quatrains)— Anon (Bidu tas-Seklu 20)
7. Ma rridux Tedeski (We want no Huns!) – Ġuże Muscat Azzopardi
8. X’għandu jaħseb kulħadd (What everyone should think) – Manwel Dimech

The songs may be performed separately. They can also be performed by different voice types - kindly contact composer directly for transpositions / amendments.

Parts included: Voice & Piano Score