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Phantagraph, v. 4, issue 4, July 1936
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Page 6 The PHANTAGRAPH WEIRD MUSIC By Duane W. Rimel -and- Emil Petaja Since the dawn of civilization and probably long before, the soul of man has thrilled and trembled to strange music of one type or another. The savage voodoo drums of Africa; the harsh strains of Oriental rhythms; the tango of South America; the classics, and even much modern jazz -- are filled in varying degrees with an unmistakable weirdness. There is something about a melody or succession of harmonic changes portraying intense fear, sorrow, remorse, or other gloomy moods of human nature that is easily recognizable, yet quite undefinable. They awaken queer thoughts and emotions which no mere language or tongue can interpret. One of the most fantastic compositions is Danse Macabre, the ghostly Dance of Death by Saint Saena Music such as Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheberexade" Suite which is filled with glamour and exotic charm of the Arabian Nights and his fairy tale operas, is repleat with fantastic atmosphere. The Gounod Faust ballet music conjures up a strange scene in a dark castle high in the mountains of Germany on Walpurgis night. Mephistopheles causes all the dead beauties - Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, etc.-- to appear and dance before Faust, who may take his choice from among them. Such music evokes a weird and wonderful panorama. Edward Greig's Peer Gynt Suite is a masterpiece of fanciful, sensuous and sinister rhythm patterns.
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Page 6 The PHANTAGRAPH WEIRD MUSIC By Duane W. Rimel -and- Emil Petaja Since the dawn of civilization and probably long before, the soul of man has thrilled and trembled to strange music of one type or another. The savage voodoo drums of Africa; the harsh strains of Oriental rhythms; the tango of South America; the classics, and even much modern jazz -- are filled in varying degrees with an unmistakable weirdness. There is something about a melody or succession of harmonic changes portraying intense fear, sorrow, remorse, or other gloomy moods of human nature that is easily recognizable, yet quite undefinable. They awaken queer thoughts and emotions which no mere language or tongue can interpret. One of the most fantastic compositions is Danse Macabre, the ghostly Dance of Death by Saint Saena Music such as Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheberexade" Suite which is filled with glamour and exotic charm of the Arabian Nights and his fairy tale operas, is repleat with fantastic atmosphere. The Gounod Faust ballet music conjures up a strange scene in a dark castle high in the mountains of Germany on Walpurgis night. Mephistopheles causes all the dead beauties - Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, etc.-- to appear and dance before Faust, who may take his choice from among them. Such music evokes a weird and wonderful panorama. Edward Greig's Peer Gynt Suite is a masterpiece of fanciful, sensuous and sinister rhythm patterns.
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