Composer Peter Schindler on this separate edition from Perpetuum mobile:
“The world order is in disarray; people are only after money” (Mundus est in varium sepe variatus / Curritur ad vocem). Who could disagree with these plaintive lines from a goliard or travelling poet in text no. 226 in the Codex Buranus? Throughout history there have been political and social upheavals which have been blazed a trail for others; but here they are viewed with a critical eye. Human pursuit of money and riches didn’t start with gold rushes or Bitcoin. It is both astonishing and amusing to read these 800-year-old texts and realize how topical they are today.
The music is strictly metrical with a fast middle section; the rhythm is driving, as if to reflect the constant hustle and bustle of world events. Some verses are sung by a male choir, others by female voices only.
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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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