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The Music of Claudio Spies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Paul Lansky
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Claudio Spies was born in Chile in 1925; he has lived in the United States since 1942 and became an American citizen in 1966. Raised by parents of German-Jewish origin he speaks fluent English, Spanish, German, Italian and French, and has made great compositional use of these linguistic skills. He has set texts in all these languages but French, and has also set texts in Latin. Half of his output, in fact, consists of vocal music, and is marked by careful attention to prosody and the characteristic rhythms and syntax of the language being set.

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Tempo , Issue 103 , December 1972 , pp. 38 - 45
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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page 38 note 1 The principal vocal compositions are: In Paradisum (1950) and Animula Vagula, Blandula (1946), both for a cappella chorus, SATB; Verses from the Book of Ruth (1959) for women's voices and piano; Fire Psalms (1959), for soprano, tenor, flute, basson, horn, mandolin, viola and ‘cello; Proverbson Wisdom (1964), male chorus, organ and piano; Three Songs on Poems by May Swenson (1969), soprano and piano; 7 Enzensberger-Lieder (1972), baritone, clarinet, horn, ‘cello and percussion.

The principal instrumental works are: Three Intermezzi (1950–1954)Google Scholar, Impromptu (1963)Google Scholar, and Bagatelle (1970)Google Scholar, all for piano; Times Two for horns (1968)Google Scholar; LXXXV, Eights &. Fires for Strings & Clarinets (1967)Google Scholar; Canon for Four Flutes (1960)Google Scholar; Viopiacem (1965); Music for a Ballet (1955)Google Scholar, for orchestra; Tempi, Music for Fourteen Instruments (1962).Google Scholar

page 39 note 1 Recorded by Samuel Rhodes, the violinist of the Juilliard Quartet, and the pianist, Robert Miller, on cri s-257 (Composers Recordings, Inc.); the Impromptu for piano is also included.