Venus to the Muses

*A Contemporary Composition for Voice, Recorder, Bassoon & Harpsichord.* *Venus to the Muses* is a setting of words by the seventeenth century poet and politician, Matthew Prior. The premier performance of this work was in April 2004.

1. Venus to Mars

Stephen Dodgson (17 March 1924 – 13 April 2013) was a British composer and broadcaster.  Dodgson's prolific musical output covered most genres, ranging from opera and large-scale orchestral music to chamber and instrumental music, as well as choral works and song. Three instruments to which he dedicated particular attention were the guitar, harpsichord and recorder.  He wrote in a mainly tonal, although sometimes unconventional, idiom. Some of his works use unusual combinations of instruments.

_Score 12 pp. Parts 7 pp._