THE POLYVALENCE OF RĂZVAN METEA’S MUSICAL DISCOURSE REFLECTED IN THE CREATION OF LIEDER

Abstract

This research aims to capture the composer’s Răzvan Metea polyvalence of musical discourse mirrored in the creation of Lieder. The two works chosen for analysis – Vârsta de aur a dragostei (The Golden Age of Love) and Cântec de ploaie (Rain Song) – are written in the same period – the spring of 2016 - but use a diametrically opposed musical language. If in the first piece we find the main elements of musical language specific to the composer - avant-garde style, colour, with modern timbre additions (beatbox) - in the second one we see a noticeable shift toward an overflowing lyricism, with a musical writing with pentatonic influences, all developing in a calm, inner atmosphere.