Orpheus divers. Ein Entstehungsmythos der Musik in intersektionaler Perspektive
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- Subject according curriculum
- Musicology
- Teachers
- Prof. Dr. Cornelia Bartsch
- Semester
- Wintersemester 2023/2024
- Scope
- Wednesdays, 12:00-14:00 (start 18.10.2023)
- Room
- BP U11
- Duration
- 2 Semesterwochenstunden
- Description
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the oldest myths about the origins of music. Music transcends the boundary between life and death; the singer Orpheus delights animals, humans, and nymphs alike with his song, and is even able to soften the hearts of the fearsome beings of the underworld in order to bring his beloved back to life from the realm of the dead. From the very beginning, this myth has told and explored stories of gender and the crossing of boundaries between species—as well as, in the myth’s global adaptation, of race and classism. Films such as *Orfeo Negro* (Brazil, 1959) have taken up the myth, as have various literary works, which in turn have found their way back into music. The myth has been the subject of gender studies as well as, more recently, posthumanism. The seminar will examine the diverse appropriations and manifestations of the myth from an intersectional and transcultural perspective, and will also explore and convey theoretical approaches from cultural studies in its analysis.
- Credits
- 3 Creditpoints
- Comments
The seminar can be recognized as part of the musicological-music-theoretical project (project course for Master's students) "Orfeo".
- Modules
- Musikwissenschaftliches Modul Gesang, Musikwissenschaftliche Seminare Gesang, Wahlmodul 1 Gesang, Ergänzungsmodul Kammermusik Master, Ergänzungsmodul Liedgestaltung Master, Musiktheoretisches Modul 1 Instrumentalisten Master, Musiktheorie 3 Komposition/Musiktheorie, Musiktheoretisch-/wissenschaftliches Modul 2, Musiktheoretisches/Musikwissenschaftliches Wahlmodul Instrumental, Musikwisenschaft I Lehramt, Musikwissenschaft II Lehramt, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 1 Kirchenmusik A (Master), Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 1 Master, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 1 Chorleitung Master, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 2, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 2, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 3, Musikwissenschaftliches Modul 3 Komposition/Musiktheorie, Musiktheoretisch/-wissenschaftliches Modul Master, Promotionsmodul, Wahlmodul freie Wahl (alle Studiengänge), Wahlmodul Lehramt