Artistic theme 2013
Man and music: stages of life
Humans and music have always been interrelated. Basic human experiences, which are universal for all nations, stimulate the creation of various pieces. It applies both to works written by great composers and to melodies or songs that are the product of folk culture. The idea behind this project is to present every kind of work that refers to the most important moments and stages in human life.
The project includes two types of undertakings: artistic events that feature music pieces which were created as a result of composer's inspirations from some specific experiences, as well as educational workshops which are aimed at exchanging music heritage of different societies (traditional music) in an international circle.
In the first part we deal with works influenced by composer's strong experiences inspired by universal events: death, birth, initiation, misfortune, tragedy, war, victory, wedding. We will present more or less abstract musical pictures created at present or in the past, for instance:
Gustav Mahler Kinder Totenlieder, Joseph Haydn The Creation, Hanna Kulenty Cradle Song, Tadeusz Baird Concerto lugubre, Benjamin Britten War Requiem, Krzysztof Penderecki To the Victims of Hiroshima, Arnold Schönberg A Survivor from Warsaw, Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no.13 ‘Babiy Yar’, Witold Lutosławski Grave. Metamorphoses for cello and piano, Epitaph, Musique funèbre, Cycle Hommage a Lutosławski: Iannis Xenakis Mnamas Xapin, Osvaldas Balakauskas Meridionale - hommega a Witold Lutosławski, Gyorgy Kurtag Un brin de bruyere a Witold, Arne Nirdhaim Adieu, Edison Denisov Postludium In Memoriam Witold Lutosławski, Magnus Lindberg Aura in memoriam Witold Lutosławski David Finko The Holocaust, David Diamond Elegy in Memory of Ravel, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs and various masses and funeral pieces, works inspired by all kinds of experiences.
The second part's assumption is to present and explore works typical of a given country, given society. Introducing different countries to other nation’s folk art heritage will result in cultural exchange which will be extremely enriching for all recipients – participants coming from particular countries.
During the educational workshops, Poland will present works related to child's birth, that is pieces written for children: lullabies and songs sung to children, starting with their prenatal up to kindergarten period. Such works play an extremely important role in the education and development of a child, and promote learning to speak, learning music, and familiarize children with culture.
The composition must be a vocal piece for max. 12 voices and without instrumentarium