Music and mythology

Music and myth in modern literature

by Torabi, Josh

fromAmong the Victorians and Modernists

0 Type: Book

This book is the first major study that explores the intrinsic connection between music and myth, as Nietzsche conceived of it in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), in three great works of modern literature: Romain Rolland's Nobel Prize winning novel Jean-Christophe (1904-12), James J…

Music and myth in modern literature

by Torabi, Josh

fromAmong the Victorians and Modernists

0 Type: Book

This book is the first major study that explores the intrinsic connection between music and myth, as Nietzsche conceived of it in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), in three great works of modern literature: Romain Rolland's Nobel Prize winning novel Jean-Christophe (1904-12), James J…

Music and myth in modern literature

by Torabi, Josh

fromAmong the Victorians and Modernists

0 Type: Book

This book is the first major study that explores the intrinsic connection between music and myth, as Nietzsche conceived of it in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), in three great works of modern literature: Romain Rolland's Nobel Prize winning novel Jean-Christophe (1904-12), James J…

The Indian drum of the king-god and the pakhāvaj of Nathdwara

by Pacciolla, Paolo

fromSOAS studies in music

0 Type: Book

"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a mul…

The Indian drum of the king-god and the pakhāvaj of Nathdwara

by Pacciolla, Paolo

fromSOAS studies in music

0 Type: Book

"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a mul…

The Indian drum of the king-god and the pakhāwaj of nathdwara

by Pacciolla, Paolo

fromSOAS musicology series

0 Type: Book

"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a mul…

Myth and magic in heavy metal music

by McParland, Robert

0 Type: Book

"Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre's themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. The author explores the music of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas P…

Myth and magic in heavy metal music

by McParland, Robert

0 Type: Book

"Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre's themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. The author explores the music of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas P…

Myth and magic in heavy metal music

by McParland, Robert

0 Type: Book

"Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre's themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. The author explores the music of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas P…