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
Ecce Giovanni : for piano / Jochem Slothouwer
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
alt/bar pf
Hymne : Hilversum juli 1935 / tekst "Blijdschap" v. Guido Gezelle, Anthon van der Horst
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo; Voice and piano; Voice and Organ
Scoring:
sopr (pf/org ad lib.)
Haiku : for voice and piano, 1963 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
sopr 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