Finesse de Brasil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4378858 |
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| Authors | Virgil Mihaiu, Adam J Sorkin |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 33-33 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Literature Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0196-3570 • E-ISSN: 1945-8134 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/wlt.2011.0112 |
| OpenAlex | W4206184885 |
| Language | EN |
Q^^^^^^^^^^^MH Finesse de Brasil thebossa novas ofthe '60s accompaniedby thevaguelyirregular vaguelyneurotic rimshots ofthestick clicking horizontally on thesnaredrum from theperspective ofthe21stcentury a sortofclockwork tick-tock finely and discreetly dissolved ina timeoffinesse and discretion dissolvedina memory flaring phosphorescent intheclosing chords ofcantabilepoetries oflegiblemelodies Universal Canticle woman ifyou had nothing butjazz whatwould you choose forthechildinyourwomb tolistento beforethespringofmilkstartstoflow? onlybillevans playingglass beads on a keyboard ofice crystals and sugar? onlythefrenetic clowning ofdizzy gillespie puffing outhisjowls behindthetrumpet likea prince turnedintoa bullfrog? onlytheloniousmonk crossinga tightrope witha piano on hisback? onlythecoltraneanleap overthelion's den balancingwiththeax ofhissax? butifall theselullabies seem tooneurotic forthelittleone? thenwhynot theblue-note-drenched rhapsody launchedin 1924 outofthecannons ofthebattleship gershwin? whynottheflirting ofmusicalpontiffs withjazzy butterflies? Stravinsky Shostakovich ravel prokofiev bartók martinu orthechords underwhich thediscords amonggenres becomeextinguished debussydissolvedinjarrett janácek's trumpets absorbedinorgies letloose on theorgan bykeithemerson VirgilMihaiu (b. 1951,Cluj,Romania) isa writer, jazz critic, diplomat,jazz aesthetics professor, polyglot,current directorofthe RomanianCulturalInstitute Lisbon,and minister counselor withthe Romanian EmbassyofPortugal.He isa memberoftheDown Beat, Steaua, and JazzForumeditorialboards. Authoroffifteen books (poetry, essays,monographs),Mihaiuisalso a jazz-poetryperformer and authorofradioand TV programs,artfilms, and musiccollages fortheater/danceperformances.He has won prizesand awards in Romania,Poland,and Portugal. Adam J.Sorkinrecently published two books fromthe University ofPlymouthPress(UK),loan Es.Pop's No WayOutofHadesburg (2010), and MirceaIvänescu'slinespoems poetry(2009), both translatedwithLidiaVianu,and he isthe maintranslator (withthe poet) ofCarmen Firan's Rockand Dew (Sheep Meadow Press,2010). He is DistinguishedProfessor ofEnglishat Penn State Brandywine. March-April 2011 133 LU 5 Í z I Q
Art · Art history · Humanities · Jazz · Literature · Nothing · Piano · Poetry · Brazilian cultural history and politics · Philosophy
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