Don Williams - Amanda

Social acuity and relevance of its produc. born civilian, patriotic. the position of the artist who personally experienced the horrors of fascism. The theme of exposing the barbaric, inhuman essence of fascism became the main one for the composer. The dramatic, sometimes tragic, perception of the world does not suppress V., it is supplanted by the sensation of the joyful power of life and the poetry of love (8th symphony - “Flowers of Poland”, 1964,cantata "Diary of Love", 1965, dedicated to the children who died in Auschwitz). V.'s music is distinguished by vivid figurative concreteness, subtlety and grace, and freshness of harmonics. letters. The composer refers to nar. songs, peculiarly implements the receptions of mold., Polish, arm., Heb. folklore.