J.R.R. Tolkien and the Music of Middle Earth

IF 3.3 3区 生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Channels Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.15385/JCH.2017.2.1.6
Emily Sulka
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Often referred to as “the Father of Modern Fantasy,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy between 1937 and 1949. Selling millions of copies each year, the Lord of the Rings is one of the bestselling books to date, and between the four books, six movies have been produced in an effort to relay the story of Middle Earth. However, movies do not stand alone as the only other art based off the trilogy. Throughout the novels, Tolkien includes poems that his characters sing, and in 1967, Donald Swann, after collaborating with the author, published a song cycle called The Road Goes Ever On. Based on the songs within the Lord of the Rings trilogy, this song cycle provides what could be considered the “official” music behind the words. The Road Goes Ever On provides a deeper look into the musical culture of Tolkien’s world through connections between the literature and the music as well as connections to “real-world” music, all while recombining the poetry of the novels to narrate the story of a traveler.
J.R.R.托尔金和中土世界的音乐
J.R.R.托尔金常被称为“现代奇幻之父”,他在1937年至1949年间创作了《指环王》三部曲。《指环王》每年销量数百万册,是迄今为止最畅销的书籍之一,在这四本书之间,已经制作了六部电影,以传递中土世界的故事。然而,电影并不是唯一以三部曲为基础的艺术。在整个小说中,托尔金收录了他笔下人物所唱的诗歌。1967年,唐纳德·斯万(Donald Swann)与托尔金合作,出版了一首名为《路一直走》(the Road Goes Ever On)的歌曲集。基于《指环王》三部曲中的歌曲,这个歌曲循环提供了可以被认为是歌词背后的“官方”音乐。《路一直走》通过文学与音乐的联系,以及与“现实世界”音乐的联系,更深入地了解了托尔金世界的音乐文化,同时将小说中的诗歌重新组合在一起,讲述了一个旅行者的故事。
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Channels
Channels 生物-生化与分子生物学
CiteScore
5.90
自引率
0.00%
发文量
21
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Channels is an open access journal for all aspects of ion channel research. The journal publishes high quality papers that shed new light on ion channel and ion transporter/exchanger function, structure, biophysics, pharmacology, and regulation in health and disease. Channels welcomes interdisciplinary approaches that address ion channel physiology in areas such as neuroscience, cardiovascular sciences, cancer research, endocrinology, and gastroenterology. Our aim is to foster communication among the ion channel and transporter communities and facilitate the advancement of the field.
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