Santa Espina pour mezzo-soprano et orchestre op. 88

By Marius Flothuis

genre: Vocal music
instrumentation: Voice and orchestra (sopr-m 2232 2sax 3330 timp perc hp str)
duration: 9 minutes
year: 1986
location of manuscript: www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 351/082-1 351/082-2
status: published score
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dedication: Dedicated to Bernard Haitink at the occasion of his 25th anniversary of his affiliation with the Concertgebouworkest

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Words by Louis Aragon

On a theme by Enric Morera I Viura

Amsterdam

About Marius Flothuis

Marius Flothuis

Marius Flothuis led an eventful life. Early on, he was politically aware and left-wing orientated. He lost his job at the Concertgebouw Orchestra on his refusal to register with the Kultuurkamer, a regulatory cultural agency installed by the German occupying forces during World War II. He was arrested for his resistance work, imprisoned in Camp Vught and deported to Sachsenhausen in 1944. Meanwhile, he continued composing and survived the hardships. In the postwar Dutch and international music worlds he held numerous positions.

by Joyce Kiliaan