Jost Meier
3 Poèmes
for mezzo-soprano and guitar
- Text/Lyrics: Federico Garcia Lorca
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 10'
- Genre: contemporary
- Series: Swiss Composers Series
- Composed: 2007
Reference: V53
CHF29.00
CHF23.20
- Published: 2007
- Publisher: Editions Bim
- Movements:
- I. Vuelta de paseo (3'50)
- II. Asesinato (1'45)
- III. La aurora (4'35)
- I. Vuelta de paseo (3'50)
Jost Meier (1939-2022)
Jost Meier was born on March 15, 1939 in Solothurn (Switzerland). After matriculating, he began studying mathematics and physics. He studied the cello and begann composing in adolescence. After stu...
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About 3 Poèmes
Shattering events
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) describes shattering events in a narrative emanating from the depths of his imagination in a sensitive poetic language. The musical representations of these graphic scenes occur sparsely in subtle, restrained ways, placing emphasis on the writer’s poetical side. The guitar is an ideal instrument for that purpose, with the human voice remaining essentially lyrical. The expressive manifestations and the deep psychological underpinnings of the text are only occasionally underlined within the accompaniment.
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