Musicological Explorations, Vol. 06 (2005)
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Item Schubert's Ganymed and the transfiguration of self in poem and music(Musicological Explorations, 2005) Baron-Woods, KristinaSchubert's Lied Ganymed D. 544 evokes the rapture of a young man about to embark on his first deeply loving, sensually and spiritually encompassing relationship. The myth of Ganymede has been seen as a symbol of male homoerotic love for millennia, inspiring countless representations in the visual arts, literature, and music. Scholars have read the myth in numerous ways: as a pantheistic celebration of Man's unity with Nature and, therefore, God; as an allegory representing sexual and mental submission; and as a validation of pederastic relationships. Indeed, many scholars believe that the myth was borne of necessity for Greek culture; the supreme god's participation in the common practice of pederasty could be seen as a divine sanction. In Goethe's poem Ganymed of 1774 and Schubert's Lied of 1817, the myth functions on both the intellectual and sensual levels, representing the ideal balance in ancient Greek pederastic relationships of love and tutelage. An analysis of poetic images and musical content, this paper explores Goethe and Schubert's understanding of the original Greek myth with its theme of pederasty while composing artworks that resonate within the context of German Romanticism. Schubert's movement through the various rhythmic and melodic motive and ever-shifting tonalities serve as an allegory of the journey and transfiguration of the youth, from the shepherd enjoying the sumptuous pleasures of earthly morning to the embraced and embracing lover of god.Item You are my sunshine: The recorded lineage of an American folk song(Musicological Explorations, 2005) Banagale, Ryan R.Just about everyone knows the song You Are My Sunshine in one form or another. For many it was first heard during childhood as a lullaby or campfire sing-along. Beyond such oral transmission, this song's presence is also maintained in our culture through recorded form. With a release rate of more than five new recordings per year, artists have created their own renditions ranging from folk to funk to reggae to punk. Of these, Jimmie Davis sold a million copies of the song as a country record, Bing Crosby took his recording to $20 on the country charts, and Ray Charles hit #1 on the R&B charts. The various recordings of You Are My Sunshine demonstrate not only the commercial viability of the song, but also its widespread appeal to both artists and their listeners regardless of racial, sociological, or geographic background.What is it about You Are My Sunshine that allows it to successfully navigate such diverse musical paths? The answer lies in the compositional makeup of its diverse and little acknowledged origins. Starting with its supposed composition in the 1940s and working backwards, this paper examines a series of songs that form a recorded pedigree for You Are My Sunshine. Each song contributes musical components, or moments, from various folk traditions to what becomes the standard (and copyrighted) version of You Are My Sunshine. This paper will then demonstrate how the accentuation of different key musical moments allows an artist to create a popular version of You Are My Sunshine through the examination of Ray Charles' charting rendition.Item Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and the evolution of the serial compositional technique in Lithuania(Musicological Explorations, 2005) Kučinskas, DariusThis article discusses the history of research and development of serial compositional techniques in Lithuania. Musical experiments and discoveries of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) at the beginning of the twentieth century are very similar to the serial compositional technique produced later by composers of the Second Viennese School. However a new compositional technique was accepted by Lithuanian composers only in the 1960s when the only obtainable source of information on the dodecaphonic compositional technique reached Lithuania - the book The Classics of Dodecaphonic by Polish musicologist Boguslaw Schäffer. The new methods of the development of the serial technique are found in Lithuania during the late twentieth century, where the serial technique became the dominant method of composition. An especially significant feature is the symbiosis of the different and often opposed compositional techniques. As such, compositions usually resemble hybrids of various epochs and styles.Item Biographies(Musicological Explorations, 2005) Banagale, Ryan R.; Baron-Woods, Kristina; Kučinskas, DariusItem Item From the editor(Musicological Explorations, 2005) Dalby, Susan E.