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Donald Ibrahim Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a British composer, musician, singer and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders. [1] Life. Donald Swann was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Welcome. Here you will discover all aspects of the music of Donald Swann both as a serious and a light composer. You'll find a wealth of documentation not only about AT THE DROP OF A HAT and AT THE DROP OF ANOTHER HAT in collaboration with Michael Flanders, but also about Donald Swann's artsongs, song-cycles, cantatas, sacred music, children's shows, operas and much, much more.
Mar 25, 1994 · Donald Ibrahim Swann, composer and entertainer: born Llanelli 30 September 1923; married 1955 Janet Oxborrow (two daughters; marriage dissolved 1983), 1993 Alison Smith; died London 23 March...
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Donald Swann will forever be popularly known as the musical half of the comic song writing duo Flanders & Swann; but the quintessential Englishness of that satiric output belies his exotic roots – Donald's middle name, Ibrahím, is a clue. Donald was born in Llanelli on 30 Sept 1923 into a family of amateur musicians, both parents refugees ...
Writer: Before the Fringe. Donald Ibrahím Swann (30 September 1923 - 23 March 1994) was a Welsh-born composer, musician and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders. Donald Swann was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- September 30, 1923
- March 23, 1994
Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer. He collaborated with Donald Swann (1923–1994), a composer and pianist, in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together in a school revue in 1939 and eventually wrote more than 100 comic songs together. [1]
Music & Lyrics. Donald Swann's archive indexes some 2,000 songs (around 300 with Michael Flanders). Donald himself played from memory, to typescripts of the lyrics, so his music was usually only written out for others to perform. However a reasonable amount has been printed or fair-copied over the years, especially his religious music.
