Genre and Style Features of Dutch Symphonic Metal (on the Example of Epica)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22040419 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (corresponding author), S S Terentyev (0000-0002-6606-0685) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 380-405 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Art & Culture Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-0072 • E-ISSN: 2226-0072 |
| Publisher | Federal State-Financed Scientific Institution State Institute for Art Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.51678/2226-0072-2021-3-380-405 |
| OpenAlex | W3207128368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The article is devoted to the work of the famous Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. The material highlights the genre and stylistic features of the music of this group, reveals the key features of the album concepts, determines the place of the band in the genre and style context of rock music in general and symphonic metal in particular. The genetic connection of symphonic met.al with progressive metal is revealed. On the example of Epica’s many-part compositions, which are based on various cultural sources and references to scientific theories, clothed in complex conceptual forms, the principle of “superhybridity” (J. Heiser’s term) is derived. As a formative principle of the group’s album triptych (The Quantum Enigma, The Holographic Principle, Omega), the concept of “metanarrative” (term by J.-F. Lyotard) is considered, the rehabilitation of which can be observed in the mainstream of the general processes of metamodernism in music. The author also refers to the developments of a number of researchers who have devoted their scientific works to the issues of terminology and typology of rock music
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Explication · Linguistics · Literature · Symphony · Terminology · Diverse Musicological Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |