Inhalt: Introduction -- Le Vin herbé -- Der Cornet -- Sechs Monologe aus "Jedermann" -- In terra pax -- Golgotha -- Poèmes de la mort -- Requiem -- Polyptyque -- "Et la vie l'emporta" -- Epilogue : Ein Totentanz zu Basel, im Jahre 1943 -- Conclusion -- The need for contemporary music / an essay by Frank Martin -- Le Vin herbé : text and translation -- Der Cornet : text and translation -- In terra pax : text and translation -- Golgotha : text and translation -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Catalogue of Frank Martin's compositions.
Beschreibung:
Frank Martin (1890-1974) the greatest Swiss composer besides Arthur Honegger spent two periods of his life intensely reflecting on death: the decade centered in World War II and the half-decade before his own passing at the age of 84. The resulting nine compositions are internationally recognized as featuring among Martin's masterpieces. In terms of their spiritual approach they each address the subject of death from a different angle. Far from morbid or dejected in his attitude Martin uses his very expressive musical language to ponder the many ways in which humans seek to understand the finitude of their earthly lives. [Verlagsangabe]
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