Das Lied vom täglichen Brot
By Marius Flothuis
Details
Daily bread song for soprano or alto or tenor and piano
Words by Bruno Schönlank
See also ‘Het lied van ’t dagelijks brood’ for mixed choir a cappella op. 36, no. 2 NMI 351/035-2
Amsterdam
About 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