Many authors have drawn inspiration from nature and, particularly, from the world of birds. According to ancient philosophers and poets, at the world’s beginning, human beings had a special connection with these creatures of the air, which ensured their relationship with the gods. Poetry and music, the language of birds and their relationship with the Deity are the elements that the ancient Greek poet Alcman and the French composer Olivier Messiaen have in common. Both of them found the source of their own poetry and music in the variety of these divine animals. The present study analyses, through several examples of their verses and their works, the points in common in their poetry. In addition, new propositions of interpretation for some fragments of Alcman are suggested.
La musica degli uccelli e la parola del divino: Alcmane e Messiaen
Francesco Buè
2015
Abstract
Many authors have drawn inspiration from nature and, particularly, from the world of birds. According to ancient philosophers and poets, at the world’s beginning, human beings had a special connection with these creatures of the air, which ensured their relationship with the gods. Poetry and music, the language of birds and their relationship with the Deity are the elements that the ancient Greek poet Alcman and the French composer Olivier Messiaen have in common. Both of them found the source of their own poetry and music in the variety of these divine animals. The present study analyses, through several examples of their verses and their works, the points in common in their poetry. In addition, new propositions of interpretation for some fragments of Alcman are suggested.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
