Aiola Nux: The Musical Design Of Sophocles' Trachiniae

IF 0.2 3区 历史学 0 CLASSICS
ARETHUSA Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI:10.1353/are.2024.a925540
Anna Conser
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In the original performance of Sophocles’ Trachiniae, song and dance were essential in communicating dramatic theme and character. Tragic choreia is structurally defined by paired stanzas: the antistrophe repeats the melody of the strophe but reverses its direction of dance. In Trachiniae, this antistrophic structure becomes thematic, representing the fateful bond between Deianeira and Heracles and the resulting narrative repetitions/reversals. Digital analysis of pitch accents reveals that this musical metaphor was reinforced melodically through the development of a “shimmering” circumflex motif, culminating in Heracles’ melismatic monody. Through this musical framing, Sophocles situates his tragedy in relation to other genres (epic, paean) and to musical developments in the fifth century.

艾奥拉-努克斯索福克勒斯《特拉基尼亚》的音乐设计
摘要:在索福克勒斯的《悲剧舞剧》的原版演出中,歌舞是传达戏剧主题和人物性格的重要手段。悲剧歌舞在结构上由成对的句子构成:反句重复前句的旋律,但舞蹈方向相反。在《特拉基涅》中,这种反咏叹调结构成为主题,代表了代安内拉和赫拉克勒斯之间命运的羁绊,以及由此产生的叙事重复/反转。对音高重音的数字分析表明,这一音乐隐喻在旋律上通过 "闪烁 "的圆周旋律得到了加强,并在赫拉克勒斯的旋律单调中达到高潮。通过这一音乐框架,索福克勒斯将其悲剧与其他体裁(史诗、颂歌)以及五世纪的音乐发展联系起来。
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期刊介绍: Arethusa is known for publishing original literary and cultural studies of the ancient world and of the field of classics that combine contemporary theoretical perspectives with more traditional approaches to literary and material evidence. Interdisciplinary in nature, this distinguished journal often features special thematic issues.
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