Four songs for piano, flute and soprano on unknown authors from the Elizabethan age
I. I saw my lady weep
II. To live in pleasure
III. There is a lady sweet and kind
IV. In praise of a beggar's life
Kansas City 1947
Julius Hijman's life centered around contemporary and Dutch music. Touring internationally, he presented the works of Dutch composers, and in the Netherlands he introduced new music from abroad. His own compositions were not always appreciated by his peers. He fled into exile in 1939 to America and was forgotten in his native country. The majority of his extensive oeuvre remains unpublished, awaiting performance.
by Carine Alders