from Oannes on Camille Saint-Saëns birthday!
Ο Camille Saint-Saëns, “υπόδειγμα συνθέτη”, σύμφωνα με τον Glenn Gould, γεννήθηκε σαν σήμερα, 9 Οκτωβρίου του 1835. Η σχέση του με τις επαναστατικές αλλαγές που συντελούνταν στη μουσική της εποχής, παρέμεινε αμφιλεγόμενη. Αφέθηκε να επηρεαστεί ως ένα βαθμό, κρατώντας όμως μια καλή σχέση με τις παραδοσιακές φόρμες, πράγμα που του εξασφάλισε τον χαρακτηρισμό του “συντηρητικού”. Γεγονός είναι ότι από ένα σημείο και μετά [έζησε μέχρι το 1921] ήρθε σε αντιπαράθεση με ρεύματα όπως ο ιμπρεσιονισμός [υπήρξε “προσωπικός εχθρός” του Debussy] και η ατονικότητα.
Ο Saint-Saëns, ιδιαίτερα παραγωγικός, έγραψε μουσική σε όλες τις φόρμες, εγκαινιάζοντας και μια νέα: εκείνην του …soundtrack. Η μουσική του για την ταινία “Η Δολοφονία Του Δούκα Της Γκίζας”, υπήρξε η πρώτη ανάθεση original film score στην ιστορία. Ακούμε ένα απόσπασμα.✻
Camille Saint-Saëns, an “exemplary composer”, according to Glenn Gould, was born on this date, October 9, 1835. His relationship with the revolutionary changes that were taking place in the music of his time remained ambivalent. He was influenced to some degree, keeping touch with traditional forms, a position that gave him the designation of “conservative”.
The fact is that from one point on [he lived until 1921] he came into conflict with musical trends such as Impressionism [he was Debussy‘s “personal enemy”] and atonality. Saint-Saëns, a prolific composer, wrote music in each and every form, also inaugurating a new one: that of the soundtrack. His music for the film “The Assassination of the Duke of Guise” was the first original film score in history. We hear an extract from this.
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Categories: Birthdays, MUSIC, Oannes Reblog
Happy birthday, a genius indeed. Enjoyed. ❤️💕🤗
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Oh, yes!!!!! So happy you did! Sending many hugs and wishes for a beautiful weekend! 😚🤗😚🤗😚🤗
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To you two as well, enjoy the weekend, love! 🌸🌷❤️
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Baskets of hugs!!
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…rivers of hugs back!
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Oceans 🌊 of hugs!
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Awwwwwww……. now how can I top that… with constellations maybe?!!!!! 😉 xoxoxoxoxo
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Haha! Zillions of constellations!
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Okay, infinite hugs!!!!
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We’ve used up all the hugs but the hug elves are busy making more. 😊
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