If you really haven’t got a clue about what to give somebody as a present, this might be an original idea! Maybe your wife’s birthday is coming up, the retirement of that nice colleague from work, Valentine’s Day with your new partner, your friend’s wedding anniversary, or maybe just a romantic gesture; why not surprise them with singer? Classical singer Marije Rommes (together with a pianist and a portable piano) will come to your party, living room or office to sing to them. Assemble your own programme from the set list or choose from one of the packages below. Alternatively, you can make your own personal requests, if you are not able to find the composer or song you are looking for on the list; please let me know, there are lots of possibilities.
Please contact me for more information on possibilities and pricing:
Composer / title | Description / suitable for | Subject |
Berlioz (1803-1869) | ||
Les nuits d’été: | ||
1. Villanelle | Spring/Wedding anniversary/Birthday | Fresh and cheerful spring song; let's go and pick strawberries in the woods. |
2. Le spectre de la Rose | Love | I am the lucky rose that was picked to shine as the ornament on your breast all evening. |
6. L’ île inconnue | Love /Birthday | Cheerful piece in which you are able to hear the sound of the waves and the wind. I am on a little sailing boat, searching for the island where love never dies. |
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Bernstein (1918-1990) | | |
I hate music: | Humoristic/Father's Day/ Mother's Day/Secretary Day/Birthday | Humoristic song cycle of five short pieces, lyrics and music by Leonard Bernstein. All five songs from a ten year old girl's point of view. |
1. My name is Barbara | ||
2. Jupiter has seven moons | ||
3. I hate music | ||
4. A big Indian and a little Indian | ||
5. I’m a person too | ||
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Bizet (1838-1875) | ||
Chanson d’Avril | Spring | Let's go outside and enjoy the spring weather. |
Tarantelle | Birthday/Secretary Day/Father's Day/Mother's Day | Virtuoso piece about the flight of a butterfly. |
Ouvre ton coeur | Valentine's Day | Open your heart to my love. |
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Brahms (1883-1897) | ||
Ein Wanderer | Leaving | Not very cheerful song about a traveller who doesn't belong anywhere. |
An die Stolze | A making-up song with an edge | You are so proud, but I still love you. |
Vom Strande | Leaving | I am shouting from the beach to the ship sailing on the sea on which my beloved is sailing away. |
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Britten (1913-1976) | ||
Embroidery aria (from: Peter Grimes) | Father's Day/ Mother's Day | A knitted jumper reminds me of my carefree childhood. |
Sail on, sail on | Retirement | Sail on little boat, away from the man who broke my heart. |
Come you not from Newcastle | Funny little piece | Very short song; don't I know you from somewhere? |
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Debussy (1862-1918) | ||
Fleur des Blés | Valentine's Day | I will pick a bunch of flowers for you; the cornflowers are like your eyes. I think you must have already guessed that I am in love with you. |
Fantoches | Birthday | Absurd little song about the Italian commedia dell’arte characters. |
Nuits d’étoiles | Love | This rose is your breath and the stars are your eyes. |
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Fauré (1845-1924) | ||
Au bord de l’eau | Wedding anniversary/ Retirement | To stay in love together, watching the world go by. |
Lydia | For Lydias | Beautiful Lydia. |
Sylvie | For Sylvias | Beautiful Sylvia. |
Le papillon et la fleur | Love /Secretary Day/Retirement// Leaving /Birthday/ Humoristic song with added butterfly net | I am a flower and would love for the butterfly that visits me everyday to stay with me. Oh, if only I had wings or if you would have roots so that we could stay together! |
Les roses d’Ispahan | Love , or for women called Leilah | You are more beautiful than roses and more exquisite than a summer's breeze. |
Rêve d’amour | Valentine's Day/Proposal/Wedding anniversary | Lover's dream: I would like to make the path where you put your feet. |
Après un rêve | Love /Proposal/Wedding anniversary | In my dream I am with you. |
Aurore | Love | With the breaking of the dawn, the stars are fleeing like my dreams, but they are fleeing to your feet. |
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Finzi (1901-1956) | ||
The lily has a smooth stalk | Wedding anniversary | Comparison between flowers with thorns and love. Poem by Christina Rossetti. |
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Giordani (1751-1798) | ||
Caro mio ben | Valentine's Day/Love /Proposal/Wedding anniversary | Please believe me, my love, without you I am lost. |
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Grieg (1843-1907) | ||
Zur Rosenzeit | Leaving | Just like the roses that have died, your love for me is gone. We had such a beautiful time together. |
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Handel (1685-1759) | ||
V’adoro, pupille (from: Giulio Cesare) | Valentine's Day/Love /Proposal | I adore your eyes. |
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Haydn (1732-1809) | ||
With verdure clad (from: the Creation/Die Schöpfung) | Spring/Summer | Virtuoso piece about green meadows and woodland. |
Benedictus (uit: Kleine Orgelmesse) | Birth | Blessed is the one who will arrive. |
A pastoral song | Innocent girl's song/ Mother's Day | Mother tells me to put on my new dress and go out, but I just want to cry about the loss of my boyfriend. |
Piercing eyes | Love /Valentine's Day | Your beautiful eyes see right through me and my being in love with you. |
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Mozart (1756-1791) | ||
Porgi Amor (uit: Le nozze di Figaro) | Love / Mozart hit song/Comfort | Please come back to me my love. |
Giunse alfin il momento, Deh vieni non tardar (uit: Le nozze di Figaro) | Proposal | I am in the garden waiting for my loved one. Come on, hurry up! |
Un moto di gioja | Birthday | A feeling of joy is overtaking me. |
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Pergolesi (1710-1736) | ||
Se tu m’ami | Love | Flirty song; yes I like you, but there are more fish in the sea. |
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Poulenc (1899-1963) | ||
Banalités: | Retirement/ Leaving | |
1. Chanson d’Orkenise | In front of the town gate a porter and a rambler are waiting to come in. A conversation with the town guards ensues. | |
2. Hôtel | I am lying on my bed in my hotel room and feel lazy in the summer sun. I don't feel like going to work at all but instead would love to stay here and smoke my cigarette. | |
3. Fagnes de Wallonie | Stormy hike across the Walloon planes. | |
4. Voyage à Paris | Ah to go to Paris, city of love! | |
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Puccini (1858-1924) | ||
Oh mio babbino caro (from: Gianni Schicchi) | Father's Day | Please dad, just let me go out with my sweetheart tonight. |
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Purcell (1659-1695) | ||
If music be the food of love | Proposal/Father's Day/Secretary Day/Mother's Day/ Retirement/Birthday | Virtuoso ode to music. |
Sweeter than roses | Valentine's Day/Wedding anniversary/Love /Proposal | A whole song about the first kiss. |
What can we poor females do | Mother's Day/Secretary Day | Us women have a lot to deal with: men! |
Man is for the woman made | Wedding anniversary/Proposal | Man and woman belong together. Including saucy lyrics. |
The fatal hour | Love | If you leave me, I will crumble because I only live for you. |
Music for a while | Comfort | Music makes all your sorrows disappear for a moment. |
Since from my dear | Love | Since she left me, I am worth nothing. |
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Satie (1866-1925) | ||
Ludions: | Birthday | Song cycle, consisting of five short pieces: modern music, fantasy animals and other weirdness. |
1. Air du Rat | ||
2. Spleen | ||
3. La grenouille américaine | ||
4. Air du poète | ||
5. Chanson du chat | ||
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Scarlatti (1660-1725) | ||
Se Florindo è Fedele | Love | If Florindo proves to be loyal, I could fall in love with him. |
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Schubert (1797-1828) | ||
An die Musik | Father's Day/Comfort/Secretary Day/ Retirement | Ode to music. |
Ständchen | Father's Day/ Mother's Day | Famous melody. I hope my song will float to you on the evening breeze. |
Aufenthalt | Retirement | Tumultuous description of nature in comparison to a broken heart. |
Die Männer sind mechant | Mother's Day, Humoristic | My mother did tell me several times: men! |
In der Ferne | Retirement | Captivating song about someone who broken heartedly travels away from their loved one. |
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Schumann (1810-1856) | ||
Lust der Sturmnacht | Comfort | Stormy weather outside, while we are here in the cosy warmth of our house. |
An den Mond | Comfort | Ode to the moon. |
Lied der Suleika | Valentine's Day/Love / Retirement/ Leaving | Even when I am far away, I adore you. My heart is your mirror. |
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Stravinsky (1882-1971) | ||
Quietly night (uit: The Rake's Progress) | Love / Comfort/ Retirement/ Leaving | Night and moon; please lead me to my loved one in the big city. |
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Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | ||
Songs of travel: | ||
2. Let beauty awake | Spring/Love | The breaking of the dawn; beauty awakes. |
7. Whither must I wander? | Leaving / Retirement | The house where I once lived is empty and everybody has left. Where should I go? |
8. Bright is the ring of words | Leaving | After the singer has died, his music will remain. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Schumann (1810-1856) | Lied der Suleika | Even when I am far away, I adore you. My heart is your mirror. |
Bizet (1838-1875) | Tarantelle | Virtuoso piece about the flight of a butterfly. |
Fauré (1845-1924) | Au bord de l’eau | To stay in love together, watching the world go by. |
Poulenc (1899-1963) | Banalités: | |
1. Chanson d’Orkenise | In front of the town gate a porter and a rambler are waiting to come in. A conversation with the town guards ensues. | |
2. Hôtel | I am lying on my bed in my hotel room and feel lazy in the summer sun. I don't feel like going to work at all but instead would love to stay here and smoke my cigarette. | |
3. Fagnes de Wallonie | Stormy hike across the Walloon planes. | |
4. Voyage à Paris | Ah to go to Paris, city of love! |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | Whither must I wander? | The house where I once lived is empty and everybody has left. Where should I go? |
Fauré (1845-1924) | Le papillon et la fleur | I am a flower and would love for the butterfly that visits me everyday to stay with me. Oh, if only I had wings or if you would have roots so that we could stay together! |
Grieg (1843-1907) | Zur Rosenzeit | Just like the roses that have died, your love for me is gone. We had such a beautiful time together. |
Poulenc (1899-1963) | Banalités: | |
1. Chanson d’Orkenise | In front of the town gate a porter and a rambler are waiting to come in. A conversation with the town guards ensues. | |
2. Hôtel | I am lying on my bed in my hotel room and feel lazy in the summer sun. I don't feel like going to work at all but instead would love to stay here and smoke my cigarette. | |
3. Fagnes de Wallonie | Stormy hike across the Walloon planes. | |
4. Voyage à Paris | Ah to go to Paris, city of love! |
Composer | Title | Subject |
Voer hier je tekst in | ||
Berlioz (1803-1869) | Villanelle (from: Les nuits d’été) | Fresh and cheerful spring song; let's go and pick strawberries in the woods. |
Bernstein (1918-1990) | I hate music: | Humoristic song cycle of five short pieces, lyrics and music by Leonard Bernstein. All five songs from a ten year old girl's point of view. |
1. My name is Barbara | ||
2. Jupiter has seven moons | ||
3. I hate music | ||
4. A big Indian and a little Indian | ||
5. I’m a person too | ||
Debussy (1862-1918) | Fantoches | Absurd little song about the Italian commedia dell’arte characters. |
Bizet (1838-1875) | Tarantelle | Virtuoso piece about the flight of a butterfly. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Berlioz (1803-1869) | Villanelle (from: Les nuits d’été) | Fresh and cheerful spring song; let's go and pick strawberries in the woods. |
Fauré (1845-1924) | Au bord de l’eau | To stay in love together, watching the world go by. |
Rêve d’amour | Lover's dream: I would like to make the path where you put your feet. | |
Giordani (1751-1798) | Caro mio ben | Please believe me, my love, without you I am lost. |
Puccini (1858-1924) | Oh mio babbino caro (from: Gianni Schicchi) | Please dad, just let me go out with my sweetheart tonight. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Mozart (1756-1791) | Giunse alfin il momento, Deh vieni non tardar (uit: Le nozze di Figaro) | I am in the garden waiting for my loved one. Come on, hurry up! |
Handel (1685-1759) | V’adoro, pupille (from: Giulio Cesare) | I adore your eyes. |
Purcell (1659-1695) | Man is for the woman made | Man and woman belong together. Including saucy lyrics. |
Fauré (1845-1924) | Après un rêve | In my dream I am with you. |
Bizet (1838-1875) | Ouvre ton coeur | Open your heart to my love. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Purcell (1659-1695) | Sweeter than roses | A whole song about the first kiss. |
Giordani (1751-1798) | Caro mio ben | Please believe me, my love, without you I am lost. |
Bizet (1838-1875) | Ouvre ton coeur | Open your heart to my love. |
Handel (1685-1759) | V’adoro, pupille (from: Giulio Cesare) | I adore your eyes. |
Pergolesi (1710-1736) | Se tu m’ami | Flirty song; yes I like you, but there are more fish in the sea. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Giordani (1751-1798) | Caro mio ben | Please believe me, my love, without you I am lost. |
Schumann (1810-1856) | Lied der Suleika | Even when I am far away, I adore you. My heart is your mirror. |
Handel (1685-1759) | V’adoro, pupille (from: Giulio Cesare) | I adore your eyes. |
Fauré (1845-1924) | Le papillon et la fleur | I am a flower and would love for the butterfly that visits me everyday to stay with me. Oh, if only I had wings or if you would have roots so that we could stay together! |
Puccini (1858-1924) | Oh mio babbino caro (from: Gianni Schicchi) | Please dad, just let me go out with my sweetheart tonight. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Bizet (1838-1875) | Tarantelle | Virtuoso piece about the flight of a butterfly. |
Purcell (1659-1695) | What can we poor females do | Us women have a lot to deal with: men! |
Britten (1913-1976) | Embroidery aria (from the opera “Peter Grimes”) | A knitted jumper reminds me of my carefree childhood. |
Haydn (1732-1809) | A pastoral song | Mother tells me to put on my new dress and go out, but I just want to cry about the loss of my boyfriend. |
Schubert (1797-1828) | Please come back to me my love. | My mother did tell me several times: men! |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Bizet (1838-1875) | Tarantelle | Virtuoso piece about the flight of a butterfly. |
Schubert (1797-1828) | An die Musik | Ode to music. |
Debussy (1862-1918) | Fantoches | Absurd little song about the Italian commedia dell’arte characters. |
Mozart (1756-1791) | Un moto di gioja | A feeling of joy is overtaking me. |
Puccini (1858-1924) | Oh mio babbino caro (from: Gianni Schicchi) | Please dad, just let me go out with my sweetheart tonight. |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Purcell (1659-1695) | If music be the food of love | Virtuoso ode to music. |
What can we poor females do | Us women have a lot to deal with: men! | |
Bizet (1838-1875) | Chanson d’Avril | Let's go outside and enjoy the spring weather. |
Bernstein (1918-1990) | I hate music: | Humoristic song cycle of five short pieces, lyrics and music by Leonard Bernstein. All five songs from a ten year old girl's point of view. |
1. My name is Barbara | ||
2. Jupiter has seven moons | ||
3. I hate music | ||
4. A big Indian and a little Indian | ||
5. I’m a person too | ||
Schubert (1797-1828) | Die Männer sind mechant | My mother did tell me several times: men! |
Composer | Title | Subject |
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Schumann (1810-1856) | Lust der Sturmnacht | Stormy weather outside, while we are here in the cosy warmth of our house. |
An den Mond | Ode to the moon. | |
Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Quietly night (from: The Rake's Progress) | Night and moon; please lead me to my loved one in the big city. |
Purcell (1659-1695) | Music for a while | Music makes all your sorrows disappear for a moment. |
Mozart (1756-1791) | Porgi Amor (from: Le nozze di Figaro) | Please come back to me my love. |