It seems as if Scelsi is trying to recreate the sound of ritual Tibetan Buddhist music (cf. ua-cam.com/video/nmKwWoxf_8U/v-deo.html) in the third movement at 7:47. This is one of the most amazing things I've ever heard; Scelsi was a genuine genius.
I think you're right! And yet the piece is supposedly about the demise of the Mayan culture. Scelsi was a tricky customer, no doubt. Despite his deep depression, I've often asked myself if he wasn't a bit of a joker. The Songs of the Capricorn for instance are intense, but also intensely funny at times. Even this piece has a slight comedic edge to it.
@@lliscia It is easy to overlook that great artists and scientists were human after all, especially when dealing with a figure as mysterious, mystical and almost mythological as Scelsi. I invite you to take a look at the channels listed on my channel; you will find one dedicated to Scelsi on which, among other things, a playlist of interviews with the composer. They are in French, but if you understand the language, he will become much more human: there are asides about how he was a good dancer in his youth or about his upbringing. As for the point in question, it is true that on occasion fans may take works of art more serious than the artists themselves; just consider the hilarious moments in Kafka's work, whereas it is often described exclusively in angst-ridden and depressive terms. In my mind, there is absolutely no doubt that a man of such intellectual and artistic ability as Scelsi was capable of seeing both the tragic and the comic, the profound and the profane. I think it is essential to be able to see the whole picture in order to create great art, and a great artist he was.
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Excellent !
It seems as if Scelsi is trying to recreate the sound of ritual Tibetan Buddhist music (cf. ua-cam.com/video/nmKwWoxf_8U/v-deo.html) in the third movement at 7:47.
This is one of the most amazing things I've ever heard; Scelsi was a genuine genius.
I think you're right! And yet the piece is supposedly about the demise of the Mayan culture. Scelsi was a tricky customer, no doubt. Despite his deep depression, I've often asked myself if he wasn't a bit of a joker. The Songs of the Capricorn for instance are intense, but also intensely funny at times. Even this piece has a slight comedic edge to it.
@@lliscia It is easy to overlook that great artists and scientists were human after all, especially when dealing with a figure as mysterious, mystical and almost mythological as Scelsi.
I invite you to take a look at the channels listed on my channel; you will find one dedicated to Scelsi on which, among other things, a playlist of interviews with the composer. They are in French, but if you understand the language, he will become much more human: there are asides about how he was a good dancer in his youth or about his upbringing.
As for the point in question, it is true that on occasion fans may take works of art more serious than the artists themselves; just consider the hilarious moments in Kafka's work, whereas it is often described exclusively in angst-ridden and depressive terms. In my mind, there is absolutely no doubt that a man of such intellectual and artistic ability as Scelsi was capable of seeing both the tragic and the comic, the profound and the profane.
I think it is essential to be able to see the whole picture in order to create great art, and a great artist he was.
Grandissimo compositore !
Grzie
:) danke!!
yes, but it is for 11 instrumentalists indeed
Whose painting is this?
Les signes de l’Apocalypse sont indiscutables.