Rhythmic structure in the music of Jean Guillou: "Agni-Ignis" from Hyperion (1988).
Description:
In 1988, Jean Guillou composed Hyperion on a commission from the French oil company, Société Nationale Elf Aquitaine, to celebrate its discovery of oil. He developed this theme of fire using his imagination, European philosophical concepts, and various myths. As with Messiaen, rhythm becomes a significant element in Guillou's organ music to convey a heightened dramatic story of an exaltation of fire and to represent the fourth movement of "Agni-Ignis." For aspects of rhythmic structure, I dev…
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Date:
August 2008
Creator:
Lee, Ju Yeon
Partner:
UNT Libraries