Mestres Quadreny, un compositor per als confins teatrals de la música

Abstract

Interview with Josep Mestres Quadreny, a Catalan and postrnodern cornposer, where there are included all the different aspects of his musical training between 1945 and 1955; he refers both to his country's situation and to other Catalan contemporary rnusicians. Mestres Quadreny also rnakes a historical and sociological analysis of the traditional genders of musical theatre, such as opera, ballet and «zarzuela» (a particular Spanish version of the German sing-spiel) and a personal reflection both on the present experirnentation in the field of postmodern music (electronic music and “aléatoire” music) and on the limits of the musical script. He devotes a great part of that interview to explain in detail some of his experiences together with Joan Brossa, a Catalan and postmodern poet and playwright, on the use of the elements of the traditional concert in the theatre, a field of the postmodern show where we can consider themselves the pioneers.