Klarinet Archive - Posting 000688.txt from 1998/09

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Genesis Music
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 20:16:49 -0400

>Hello all! I am currently working on a project for my Advanced
Placement
>Literature class concerning the Book of Genesis (particularly the story
of
>Creation -- Adam and Eve) and its effect on literature on the arts. I
have
>focused my studies on paintings, sculptures, and literary allusions
thusfar,
>but I was thinking that I might find some music that has been
influenced by
>the Story of Creation as well. Does anyone have any ideas of pieces I
might
>be able to find with such roots or composers who might have been
influenced
>by this?

Check the on-line catalog of the NY Public Research Library and do some
searches. You might also want to look into Messaien's music, which is
highly influenced by spirtual/mystical allusions (I don't know about the
Creation myth specifically in his music, but he used many religious,
especially Catholic, themes).
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