Composer Peter Schindler on this separate edition from Perpetuum mobile:
It is a well-known fact that the winner takes it all and the loser is left with nothing. And so those who have lost everything are socially worthless too, worthy only of rejection, as in this song on text no. 187 from the Codex Buranus. Those losers should just disappear from the prince's court. Only the wealthy will be acclaimed by the courtiers. If you have nothing of pecuniary value to offer, you will never win the favor of your fellow human beings. And another thing that remains true to this day: the sound of jingling coins or a sack full of money being carted in will cancel any guilt or punishment and will restore approval and favor. It is hardly surprising that such bitter accusations were handed down from society in the middle ages. People and situations are interchangeable, the state of affairs remains the same: ‘twas ever thus. The character who sings a recitativo lamentoso here could have lived at any time. She recognizes her fate in her role of sober lament. The choir feels with her.
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Peter Schindler
| 1960Composer, pianist and organist Peter Schindler writes and performs music for ballets and theatrical performances, films and dramatic recordings, instrumental and choral arrangements, chansons and sacred works. He is particularly passionate about his compositions for children and young adults, which has come to comprise hundreds of humourous children’s songs (Kinderhits mit Witz). His full-length musicals include Geisterstunde auf Schloss Eulenstein (Witching Hour at Eulenstein Castle), Max und die Käsebande (Max and the Cheese Gang), König Keks (Cookie King), Zirkus Furioso (Circus Allegro), and SCHOCKORANGE. These musicals are some of the most frequently played pieces of their kind by children’s and youth choirs in German-speaking theaters and schools. With his first English musical Circus Allegro, Peter’s hugely sucessful work for all kids under 100 is now also accessible to audiences around the world.
For further information visit: http://peter-schindler.de/
We asked the composer 6 questions, read them here in our blog: https://blog.carus-verlag.com/en/personalities/5-questions-for-peter-schindler/
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