Composer Peter Schindler on this separate edition from Perpetuum mobile:
In the wintertime everyone meets at the inn to gamble, putting themselves into the hands of King Decius, the patron saint of the dice game. But beware, lies and eternal deceit (Fraus eterna) lurk all around. In this game you can lose everything in a flash! The addiction to gambling originated in part due to the fact that people often gathered close together for warmth in cold weather. Out of sheer boredom people abandon themselves to a game of dice, which brings only pain and sadness. Here we are treated to an unsparing description of the conditions and milieu of this den of thieves.
The music is plaintive, the chords are occasionally unwieldy. This movement “Fraus eterna” on text no. 195 in the Codex Buranus is a kind of street ballad. The performance playfully calls for a woman of experience. She sings a warning of trickery and deceit to everyone who comes into contact with the dice. The singing can well be a little coarse.
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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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