Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music - Lyrics and Lyricism

Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music reinvigorates discussions around the nature of Catullus's lyricism, centring around four musical works from the twentieth century. Stephanie Oade considers how and why musical composers used Catullus's poetry as their stimulus to uncover new ideas about Catullus's poetry.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• Part I: Catullus as a Lyric Poet


• The Context: Ideas of Lyric


• 2: Catullus Within the Ancient Lyric Tradition


• 3: A Modern Lyric View of Catullus


• 4: Music and Lyric


• Part II: Lyric and Song


• The Context: The Catullus of Rorem and Rawsthorne


• 5: The Lyric Setting in Rorem s Catullus: On the Burial of his Brother


• 6: Instability in Catullus 3 and Rawsthorne s Lament for a Sparrow


• Part III: Staging the Cycle


• The Context: Orff s Catullus


• 7: Cycles in Catullus and Orff s Catulli Carmina: Ludi Scaenici


• 8: Orff s Narrative-Dramatic Cycle


• Part IV: Lyric and Drama


• The Context: The Presence of Catullus 64 in Strauss-Hofmannsthal s Ariadne auf Naxos


• 9: Lyric Structures in Catullus 64 and Strauss-Hofmannsthal s Ariadne auf Naxos


• 10: A Lyric Figure: Ariadne


• 11: Strauss s Musical Drama


• 12: Conclusion


• Appendix 1: Beardsley s Ave Atque Vale


• Appendix 2: A Glossary of Musical Terminology

About the author

Stephanie Oade gained her DPhil in Classical Languages and Literature from Oxford University under the auspices of the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme. She has first class honours degrees in music from the Royal Northern College of Music and in classics from Manchester University, as well as postgraduate qualifications from the Royal Academy of Music. Before her DPhil, she was a professional musician, performing as a cellist in Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the UK's leading orchestras. Since 2017, she has been Head of Quadrivium and Teacher of Classics at Oundle School alongside which she continues to pursue her research interests.

Summary

Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music reinvigorates discussions around the nature of Catullus's lyricism, centring around four musical works from the twentieth century. Stephanie Oade considers how and why musical composers used Catullus's poetry as their stimulus to uncover new ideas about Catullus's poetry.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Oade, Stephanie (Teacher of Classics and Head of Q Oade
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9780198918684
• ISBN: 978-0-19-891868-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Classical Presences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Classical style, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Art music, orchestral and formal music