Description
Author
BROTONS, Salvador
Catalan text
VERDAGUER, Jacint
Format
(Score)
Instrumentation
Cantata for baritone, mixed choir, children’s choir and orchestra
Plantilla
Plantilla: solo baritone, mixed choir 3 [1.1.pic] 222 - 2230 -Timp +2perc (Vibràfon, Glockenspiel, Plat suspès, Bombo, T-Blocks, Caixa amb cordes, Tam-tam, Triangle), Harp - Strings
Duration
30'
Pages
122
Year of composition
2001
ISMN
979-0801226-32-7
Ref.
100-027PASC
“Ode to Verdaguer” was written in 2001 by commission of Vic’s City Hall to commemorate the centenary of the poet’s death. It includes Verdaguer major themes: the love of nature, the exaltation of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, the pain of life, and love for the country and the Catalan language. The purpose of composition was, at the generic level, follows the poet’s life: childhood, adolescence, years of plenitude, the hard knocks of life, death, and finally, his love for the land of Catalonia.
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