Roelof Temmingh’s Kantorium: a reflection on suffering and redemption

Roelof Temmingh’s Kantorium (2003/4), a large-scale work for choir, soloists and orchestra, won the prestigious Helgaard Steyn award in 2006. Temmingh commented briefly on his extremely difficult personal circumstances during its creation. Should a composer suffer in order to produce great music? T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martina Viljoen, Nicol Viljoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2009-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1204