Three Songs
for Medium Voice and Piano Op. 3
Three Songs is of great significance for Górecki, who dedicated the work to the memory of his late mother. He emphasized this importance by choosing for the first two songs - poems by Juliusz Słowacki, who - in his opinion was the most significant Polish poet of the nineteenth century and one whose poetry he valued especially highly. The poems are: To Mother and What was this funereal bell? The third song A Bird, set to the words by Julian Tuwim, contrasts with the previous ones with its lightier and more serene mood. The second song is especially expressive as it pictures a funeral procession, in which a son bears his mother's coffin. The atmosphere of grief, despair and anger caused by the passing away of a beloved person has been ideally expressed by musical means.
[Based on A. Thomas, Górecki, Kraków 1998, PWM]
- Words: Juliusz Słowacki, Julian Tuwim
- Language of edition: pol
- Language of text: pol
- Number of pages: 12
- Cover: softcover
- No. of edition: 2
- Published: 2000
- Type: solo part (vocal) + accompaniment
- Size: N4 vertical (235x305 mm)
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