His sinfonias on ovids metamorphoses are a good introduction to his music. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Completed in ad 8, it is recognized as a masterpiece of golden age latin literature. Ovid author of metamorphoses meet your next favorite book. Publius ovidius naso 20 march 43 bce ce 1718, known as ovid v. Dittersdorfs original plan called for a set of 15 symphonies, one representative of each book of ovids poem. Cadmus was sent out by his father, king of sidon, to find his sister, europa. The music lacks the genius of mozart but it has flashes of inventiveness and inspiration. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The work is a collection of mythological and legendary stories, many taken from greek sources, in which transformation metamorphosis plays a role, however minor. Their father was so distraught over his daughters kidnapping that he threatened cadmus with exile if he didnt find her. Publication date 1781 topics symphonies, for orchestra, scores featuring the orchestra. Internet archive bookreader the first book of ovids metamorphoses, with a literal interlinear translation, and illustrative.
The metamorphoses of the roman poet ovid contains, in its fifteen books, a compendium. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 card. Pages ixxi under about this recording at bottom left. In the fifteen books of his metamorphoses the roman poet ovid gives in latin. The composition concludes with military fanfares, denoting the violence and wickedness of the age of iron. However, few realize the many composers besides those greats that had influence on the classical period as well. Ideally suited to intermediate to advanced collegelevel students, the students ovid offers twentyone selections from the metamorphoses, with notes to aid translation and interpretation. The introduction includes an essay on ovids life and works, an outline of the structure of the metamorphoses, and tips on latin poetic forms and usage. Keith anderson, liner notes for the 18th century symphony. That said, you might be surprised by the wide range of transformations that happen in ovids book. The first book of ovids metamorphoses, with a literal. Carl dittersdorfs sinfonias on ovids metamorphoses, no. Ovid began, logically enough, with a representation of primeval chaos, but dittersdorf chose to begin his symphonic retrospective with a symphony designed to portray the four.
The story of perseus continud while perseus entertaind with this report his father cepheus, and the listning court, within the palace walls was heard aloud. The creation of the world of bodies changd to various forms, i sing. Jan 30, 2009 carl dittersdorf s sinfonias on ovid s metamorphoses, no. Ovid, metamorphoses, book 2, collection of british art from the elizabethan period to the present day, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare. Comprising 11,995 lines, 15 books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of julius caesar within a loose mythicohistorical framework. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Book 1 ovid asks the gods for help in singing a song about metamorphoses, starting at the beginning of the world and carrying through to the present day. In this way, ovid s poem both stretches back into the distant past and forward into the equally distant future.
Translated by sir samuel garth, john dryden, et al. Their father was so distraught over his daughter s kidnapping that he threatened cadmus with exile if he didnt find her. The company has pioneered the idea of the series and proudly includes series of such composers as prokofiev, tchaikovsky, parry, walton, grainger, berkeley and bridge. Jul 23, 2014 so too does ovid impose his own contemporary social setting on the mythology and gods in the metamorphoses, see a. Books of transformations is a latin narrative poem by the roman poet ovid, considered his magnum opus. Dittersdorf wrote 12 programmatic symphonies based on ovids metamorphoses. Among the highlights of dittersdorfs professional career in the 1770s and 1780s were the highly successful viennese performances of his oratorio, esther, in 1773. Complete summary of ovid s the metamorphoses of ovid. In spite of the title, this is not simplya book of changes in latin hexameters, but an inspired and. Ye gods, from whom these miracles did spring, inspire my numbers with coelestial heat. The most obvious, of course, are the physical transformations, in which a living being or material object acquires a new form. In this way, ovids poem both stretches back into the distant past and forward into the equally distant future. Comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of julius caesar within a loose mythicohistorical framework.
Metamorphoses by ovid, part of the internet classics archive. The internet classics archive metamorphoses by ovid. Haydn is said to have been a friend and admirer of dittersdorf. The beautiful dittersdorf symphonies on ovids metamorphoses have been available on chandos since 1987 in performances by cantilena, but, good though that version was, this present one is even better and contains much more music many repeats now observed, making it. Griffin, ovids metamorphoses, greece and rome, second series, vol. Metamorphoses academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. In the first symphony, dittersdorf represented ovids four ages of the world. Metamorphoses, poem in 15 books, written in latin about 8 ce by ovid.
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