Ancient Models for the New Musicians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22029753 |
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| Authors | Marco Ercoles (0000-0003-0063-1737, University of Bologna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 258-270 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Greek and Roman Musical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-974X • E-ISSN: 2212-9758 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22129758-bja10024 |
| OpenAlex | W4205484621 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
On the symbolic role assumed by mythical musicians (e.g. Marsyas, Olympus, Orpheus, Thamyris) in the debate on music in the second half of the fifth century BC , with particular attention to them in the fragments of New Musicians (Melanipp. PMG 758 and 766, Tim. PMG 791.221–4, Telest. PMG 805 and 806). Timotheus and the other exponents of the New Music tried to construct distant and authoritative models for their way of making music by projecting back onto those ancient ‘colleagues’ key features of their style, namely poikilia , inventiveness and virtuosity
Art · Literature · Visual arts · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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