Peter Schindler Gedanken über die Zeit

Peter Schindler on Gedanken über die Zeit:

"Paul Fleming was one of the most important lyric poets in German Baroque literature. He wrote his poem Gedanken über die Zeit in his early twenties; it was first published in 1634 as an epitaph. All the nuances of the concept of time are artistically contrasted, and the motif “Zeit” (time) is explored and played with in a dialectical manner.

The male voices begin in unison at an andante maestoso tempo, followed by a leisurely progress in homophonic writing in a slightly freer rhythm. A lively middle section follows which leads into the opening motif again in the last section. The third section contains a fugue, and the end is unison once again. And so the words are like a manifesto by the poet."

Peter Schindler’s full-length secular choral work Sonne, Mond und Sterne (Sun, Moon and Stars) narrates a love story based on 'old' texts which are given a new interpretation through these musical settings. Some individual numbers were published in spring, and now more movements with piano accompaniment are available in print and digitally.

• Choral work of medium difficulty
• Will appeal to experienced 'Brahms Requiem singers' as well as ambitious chamber or youth choirs with a gospel, pop or jazz background
• Cross-over between jazz, chanson, and chamber music