composer
Jochem Slothouwer werd op 3 september 1938 in Utrecht geboren. Hij overleed op 16 augustus 2009.
Opleiding
In 1956 begon hij zijn studie aan het Amsterdams Muzieklyceum (piano bij Cornelius Berkhout en ...
related works
Il ritorno d'Orfeo : violoncello solo, arpa, archi, 1977 / Jochem Slothouwer
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Cello and orchestra
Instruments:
hp str vc-solo
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Instruments:
voc pf
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Children's choir and piano; Voice and piano
Instruments:
KK pf / sopr-m pf
Trois chants : voor zang en piano / Luctor Ponse
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Instruments:
sopr/sopr-m pf
composition
Pole star : for bass/baritone and piano, 1987 / poem by Archibald MacLeish, Jochem Slothouwer
Other authors:
Macleish, Archibald
(librettist)
Description:
Program note (English): Pole Star, one of the strongest and gloomiest poems by the American poet Archibald McLeish, was written in 1935. In expressive, evocative language the poet foresees the approaching catastrophe of the western world. All hope is placed on that one star that remains motionless in the firmament: the pole star, the star of love. The composition follows the poem closely, in structure (three times four verses) as well as in content, alternating between contemplation, despair, anger and hope. The unifying element is the passacaglia form. - JOCHEM SLOTHOUWER