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4 sånger ur Gitanjali



Composition year: 1979
Duration: 9 min

Context

Performance

Instrumentation
f sopran, 2 blåsare, harmonium, knäpp- och slaginstrument
Classification
Röst och ensemble
Subject heading
Xo
Language
swe

First performance

Date
1980-11-26
Location
Berlin, Hochschule der Künste
Performers
Ilona Maros, Wendy Colling (fl), Hans Hartmann (cl) Joachim Gleich, Thomas Lutz (perc)

Background

Tribute to
Ursula och Carl-Gunnar 27 maj 1979
Comments about the work
The inherent conflict between musical vision and sound-reality has led MiklósMaros to some intriguing compositional results. Unlike many composers of ourtime, Maros is disinterested by the schematisation of compositional-material;he realizes all too well that such techniques of sound-management onlyincrease the lingering discrepancy between inner and outer musical experience.Instead, indicating the boundless flexibility of the inner tone-world, he seeks theextension and expansion of sound within its own parameters. In the Four Songsfrom 'Gitanjali', for instance, the dichotomy between the nearly simplisticlyricism of the soprano voice and the extraordinary timbres of theaccompaniment creates a union of sonorities which should be unattainable witha more conventional instrumentation. The seeming contrast in fact onlyemphasises the lavish colours of the voice, creating thereby an astonishinglyhomogenious impression. Text: John-Edward Kelly. From Phono Suecia nr 23 (1992)

List

The work

Composer
Lyricist
Rabindranath Tagore
Title
4 sånger ur Gitanjali
Duration
9 minutes
Composition year
1979

Information

Identification number
138517
Work administrator
SMIC (SMIC)
Format
SCORE

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