composition

Pole star : for bass/baritone and piano, 1987 / poem by Archibald MacLeish, Jochem Slothouwer

Publisher: Amsterdam: Donemus, cop. 1989
Publisher's number: 05084
Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: bas-bar pf
Remarks: Tekst apart afgedrukt. - Opgedragen aan Lieuwe Visser. - Tijdsduur: 10'
Duration: 10'00"
Number of players: 2
Year of composition: 1987
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Author(s):
Macleish, Archibald (Text writer/Librettist)
Slothouwer, Jochem (Composer)
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

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