Open AccessThe Semantics of Death Image in “Madrigals” Supercycle by George Crumb
Author(s) -
Владислав Олегович Петров
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-4-49-56
Subject(s) - george (robot) , parallels , meaning (existential) , literature , semantics (computer science) , postmodernism , art , philosophy , linguistics , art history , computer science , epistemology , programming language , mechanical engineering , engineering
Considers a unique song cycle of the postmodern epoch - “Madrigals” by American composer George Crumb. The author addresses the semantic meaning of Death image in particular and reveals parallels in its representations by the composer and by Federico García Lorca. It is argued that Crumb used particular phrases of the Spanish poet and dramatist to create the original dramaturgy that deepened the tragic death imaging.