Musica, scienziato!, a work that cannot be reduced to pre-existing models, establishes a new literary genre, the scientifantasia, which, although part of a literary tradition which has included eminent figures such as the acrobatic engineer Gadda and the chemist Levi, is here presented in a totally new physiognomy. The scientist-writer, Narrator of the monologues, becomes a musical storyteller that makes up stories through the languages of his time, and the 'scientific word' ends up "exorcising the evil of history and the weight of existence” in order to soften and redeem them, placing them within the range of knowledge and expression without which, quoting the Shakespearean lines recited at the end of Revealing Ravel, man is "fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. / The motions of his spirit are dull as night, / and his affections dark as Erebus".
Revealing Ravel: science tells Boléro
Musical play for narrative voice, multimedia and orchestra with music by Maurice Ravel
Symphonic Orchestra "L. Cherubini" of the Florence Conservatory conducted by Paolo Ponziano Ciardi
From Schubert to De André: the mysteries of the voice in music
Show for narrative voice, multimedia and vocal music by and with Luigi Dei
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From Baroque to Rock: along with Darwin in the nature of musical species
Monologue for narrative voice, multimedia and music of various kinds by and with Luigi Dei
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University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1654-3603
Book Title
Musica, scienziato!
Book Subtitle
Trilogia di monologhi scientifantastici
Authors
Luigi Dei
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
126
Publication Year
2014
Copyright Information
© 2014 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6655-635-0
ISBN Print
978-88-6655-631-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6655-635-0
eISBN (epub)
978-88-6655-637-4
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-943-9
Series Title
TITOLO FUORI COLLANA