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Maria

Maria

scene for mezzo soprano and string quartet scen för mezzosopran och stråkkvartett

Börtz, Daniel

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  • GE 11582
    Score
    114.00 kr
  • GE 11583
    Parts
    207.00 kr
  • GE 11829
    Vocal score/Piano version
    107.25 kr

Maria - a wooden sculpture - stands on a pedestal in a church. She has been standing there for a long time. Then a jester appears and makes all kinds of tricks in front of her, and she climbs down from her pedestal and becomes human for a moment. A short moment.

A heartfelt story by Kjell Espmark to dramatic and ethereal music by Daniel Börtz.

For mezzo-soprano and string quartet (or piano).
Lyrics in English and Swedish.

Premiered at Saxå Music Festival in 2010.

Poet Espmark, Kjell
Duration 17
World Premiere 2010-10-21
Venue Saxå Kammarmusikfestival
Original publisher Gehrmans Musikförlag
Language Swedish, English

Tags
Instruments, Singing, cello, piano, voice, viola, volin, Solo + ack., String quartet, Swedish, English
Börtz, Daniel
(1943-)

A composer in a constant state of development - It’s hard to detect any clear periods in Börtz’s works, and in this respect, he differs from other contemporary Nordic composers like Per Nørgård and Sven-David Sandström. As with Börtz’s great idol Bruckner, his compositional technique is subject to continual development, with a personal style - quite unique right from the start - that constantly derives nourishment from new experiences.

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