tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post4146888790800035881..comments2024-03-19T21:41:42.835+01:00Comments on Poemas del río Wang: LetterStudiolumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-67220714621730266342012-09-13T20:34:00.912+02:002012-09-13T20:34:00.912+02:00((("as perhaps no other classical poet of any...((("as perhaps no other classical poet of any other nation": perhaps Qu Yuan (for patriotism) and Li Bai (for the poetry itself) in China?)))<br /><br />Never mind: thank you, Studiolum, as usual!francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096867858651484894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-40780779098893228432012-01-17T14:33:20.211+01:002012-01-17T14:33:20.211+01:00The first thing that comes to mind is, obviously, ...The first thing that comes to mind is, obviously, the Carmina Burana, although I do not know how much of its original melody was incorporated by Orff in his modern composition. But there were also Renaissance and later “maccarone songs”, with alternating Latin and Italian (or other modern language) verses, where the Latin text was often more proverbial/commonplace, and it was used more for its sounding than the other language.<br /><br />As to the repetitive melody, it is absolutely traditional in Persian and Arabic music and in the musical cultures influenced by them.Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-17086560556401546522012-01-16T16:28:46.045+01:002012-01-16T16:28:46.045+01:00Interesting about the lines in Persian being sung ...Interesting about the lines in Persian being sung in a restrained and formal way while in the Arabic lines the singer “gives free way to his emotions and despair,” the opposite of what you might expect. Maybe there's some parallel in the setting of Latin texts in Western music, which could also be more “emotional” at times, though usually for religious, rather than earthy emotion.<br /><br />The other striking thing is how basically the same melody, with minor variations, is used for every line. It could be a very effective way of conveying the poetry. How traditional is it?Alan Shawhttp://prosoidia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-87738348118719807412012-01-15T08:03:20.659+01:002012-01-15T08:03:20.659+01:00Thank you very much!Thank you very much!Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-57269047358217532322012-01-15T04:49:33.835+01:002012-01-15T04:49:33.835+01:00Magyarul
For your post about Hafez and once more, ...Magyarul<br />For your post about Hafez and once more, Poemas de rio Wang is the moment in my day.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814049930784460164noreply@blogger.com