About art form the use of antistrophe in figures of speech Epistrophe No footnotes date January 2009 Antistrophe lang el , a turning back is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe , which was sung from east to west. It has the nature of a reply and balances the effect of the strophe . Thus, in Thomas Gray Gray s ode called The Progress of Poesy excerpt below , the strophe, which dwelt in triumphant accents on the beauty, power and ecstasy verse, is answered by the antistrophe, in a depressed and melancholy key Man s feeble race what ills await, Labour, and Penury, the racks of Pain , Disease and Sorrow s weeping Train, And Death, sad refuge from the storms of Fate, etc. When the sections of the chorus have ended their responses, they unite and close in the epode , thus exemplifying the triple m in which the ancient sacred hymns of Greece were coined, from the days of Stesichorus onwards. As John Milton Milton says, strophe , antistrophe and epode were a kind of stanza framed for the music then used with the chorus that sang. Citation needed date June 2010 Antistrophe was also a kind of ancient dance , wherein dancers stepped sometimes to the right, and sometimes to the left, still doubling their turns or conversions. The motion toward the left, they called antistrophe , from , against , and , of , I turn . References 1728 1911 cite book last Smyth first Herbert Weir year 1920 title Greek Grammar publisher Harvard University Press location Cambridge MA isbn 0 674 36250 0 pages 674 External links http digicoll.library.wisc.edu cgi bin HistSciTech HistSciTech idx?type turn&entity HistSciTech000900240152&isize L Antistrophe . Greek dances Category Ancient Greek dances Category Greek dances Category Poetic form Category Historical dance ca Ant strofa es Antistrophe fr Antistrophe it Antistrofe ja pt Antistrophe ru uk ... more details
italictitle Chronochromie Time Colour is an orchestral work by French composer Olivier Messiaen , completed in 1960. ref name OUP cite book title The Oxford Companion to Music publisher Oxford University Press ref It consists of seven movements Introduction, Strophe I, Antistrophe I, Strophe II, Antistrophe II, Epode and Coda. The sixth movement consists of 18 string instruments playing different birdsong . The first performance was in Donaueschingen on 16 October 1960, conducted by Hans Rosbaud . References reflist classical composition stub Category Compositions by Olivier Messiaen Category 1960 compositions fr Chronochromie ... more details
Stasimon in ancient Greek theatre Greek tragedy is a stationary song, composed of strophes and antistrophe s and performed by the Greek chorus chorus on the orchestra ref It means literally, dancing space ref . Each episode is followed by a stasimon. The whole entrance and performance of the chorus is called parodos para hodos road . Conventionally, as most choral odes, it is written in Doric Greek language. References LSJ http old.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?doc Perseus text 1999.04.0057 entry 3D 2396266 stasimos stopping. reflist Category Ancient Greek songs Category Doric Greek Category Ancient Greek theatre fr Stasimon sq Stasimoni ... more details
Epode , in poetry verse , is the third part of an ode , which followed the strophe and the antistrophe , and completed the movement. At a certain point in time the choirs, which had previously chanted to right of the altar or stage, and then to left of it, combined and sang in unison, or permitted the coryphaeus to sing for them all, while standing in the centre. With the appearance of Stesichorus and the evolution of choral poetry choral lyric , a learned and artificial kind of poetry began to be cultivated in Greece , and a new form, the epode song, came into existence. It consisted of a verse of iambic trimeter, followed by a verse of iambic dimeter, and it is reported that, although the epode was carried to its highest perfection by Stesichorus, an earlier poet, Archilochus , was really the inventor of this form. The epode soon took a firm place in choral poetry, which it lost when that branch of literature declined. But it extended beyond the ode, and in the early dramatists we find numerous examples of monologues and dialogues framed on the epodical system. In Latin poetry the epode was cultivated, in conscious archaism , both as a part of the ode and as an independent branch of poetry. Of the former class, the epithalamia of Catullus , founded on an imitation of Pindar , present us with examples of strophe, antistrophe and epode and it has been observed that the celebrated ode of Horace , beginning Quem virum aut heroa lyra vel acri , possesses this triple character. Epodes of Horace The word is now mainly familiar from an experiment of Horace in the second class, for he entitled his fifth book of odes Epodon liber or the Book of Epodes . He says in the course of these poems, that in composing them he was introducing a new form, at least in Latin literature , and that he was imitating the effect of the iambic distichs invented by Archilochus. Accordingly, we find the first ten of these epodes composed in alternate verses of iambic trimeter and iambic dimeter , as at, for example ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Strophic form verse repeating or Refrain chorus form is the simplest and most durable of musical form s, elaborating a piece of music by repetition of a single formal Section music section . This may be analyzed as A A A... . This additive method is the musical analogue of repeated stanzas in poetry or lyrics and, in fact, where the text repeats the same rhyme scheme from one stanza to the next the Song structure popular music song s structure also often uses either the same or very similar material from one stanza to the next. A modified strophic form varies the pattern in some stanzas A A A ... somewhat like a rudimentary Theme and variations . Contrasting verse chorus form is a binary form that alternates between two sections of music ABAB although this may also be interpreted as constituting a larger strophic verse refrain form. Many folk music folk and popular music popular songs are strophic in form, including the twelve bar blues , ballads , hymns and chants. Many european classical music classical songs are also in strophic form, from the 17th century French air de cour to 19th century German lieder . wikiquote References reflist Strophic form of music describes a setting of words in which all verses and stanzas are set to the same music. See also Through composed Strophe and Antistrophe in the Lyric poetry lyrical performances of the Greek chorus musical form Category Musical form music theory stub da Strofisk form it Forma strofica he no Strofisk form sv Strofisk zh ... more details
Anelida and Arcite is a 357 line poem by Geoffrey Chaucer . It tells the story of Anelida, queen of Armenia and her wooing by false Arcite from Thebes, Greece . Although short Dubious date May 2010 , it is a poem with a complex structure, with an invocation and then the main story. The story is made up of an introduction and a complaint by Anelida which is in turn made up of a Preface proem , a strophe , antistrophe and a conclusion. After the complaint there are a few lines which continue the story but these may have been added by a later scribe. Like many of Chaucer s works it ends abruptly. The date of the poem s composition is not known but it is often placed in the late 1370s. The poem is never mentioned by Chaucer himself but scholars do not usually doubt his authorship. The poem uses some of elements the Teseida of Giovanni Boccaccio Boccaccio a work which Chaucer would use again as a basis for The Knight s Tale . This influence of Italian literature is a point of transition from Chaucer s earlier works which were mainly influenced by French poetry . The poem itself is a rather ungainly mixture of the two traditions, with an epic invocation typical of Italian poetry giving way to a much less epic story more French in character. Despite these jarring styles, the part of the work which forms Anelida s complaint is one of the most highly regarded uses of the lover s complaint motif. Chaucer wrote several other short poems in the complaint genre such as The Complaint unto Pity and The Complaint of Venus and this may have been an unsuccessful attempt on Chaucer s part to extend the form into a much longer poem. External links Wikisource Anelida and Arcite http www.umm.maine.edu faculty necastro chaucer anel Modern Translation of Anelida and Arcite at eChaucer Chaucer Category Middle English poems Category Poetry by Geoffrey Chaucer it Anelida e Arcite no Anelida og Arcite ... more details
nofootnotes date August 2009 Benedetto Menzini b. at Florence , 1646 d. at Rome , 7 September 1704 was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and poet. In his satire s he assails in acrid terms the hypocrisy prevailing in Tuscany in the last years of the Medici rule. Life His family being poor, he early became a teacher, becoming a professor of belles lettres at Florence and Prato . He was already in Holy Orders. In 1681 he failed to obtain the chair of rhetoric in the University of Pisa , partly because of the jealousy of other clerics and partly because of the acrimony constantly shown by him in his words and acts. In 1685 he went to Rome and enjoyed the favour of Queen Christina of Sweden , until her death in 1689. Pope Innocent XII then gave him a canonry, and appointed him to a chair of rhetoric in one of the institutions of the city of Rome Works Following the models provided by the poems of Gabriello Chiabrera and Fulvio Testi , Menzini wrote his Pindar ic Canzoni eroiche e morali 1674 80 . These observe the Greek division strophe , antistrophe , and deal with subjects that were also engaging the attention of the contemporary poet Vincenzo da Filicaja Filicaja , e.g., the freeing of Venice , the taking of Budapest . Some seventeen of his elegies treat of matters of various interest. The poem Il Paradiso terrestre is almost continuation of the Mondo creato of Tasso , Menzini s favourite poet. In the Academia Turculana in mingled prose and verse, he introduces leading spirits of the time, who discuss subjects of many sorts. The pastoral note was struck by him in his Sonetti pastorali and in his Canzonette anacreontiche he produced a number of graceful little Lyric poetry lyric s. As well as his satires, he lashes in his Arte poetica the artificiality and the uncouthness of the versifiers of his time. References reflist Attribution Catholic wstitle Benedetto Menzini The entry cites Opere 4 vols., Florence, 1731 Satire Amsterdam, 1728 and Borghini, III 1876 Paolucci, V ... more details
Pindarics alternatively Pindariques or Pindaricks was a term for a class of loose and irregular ode s greatly in fashion in England during the close of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. Abraham Cowley , who published fifteen Pindarique Odes in 1656, was the poet most identified with the form though many others had composed irregular verses before him. ref David Money, The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in The Cambridge Companion to Horace , Stephen Harrison ed , Cambridge University Press 2007 , page 328 ref The term is derived from the name of a Greek archaic poet, Pindar , but is based on a misconception since Pindar s odes were in fact very formal, obeying a triadic structure, in which the form of the first stanza strophe was repeated in the second stanza antistrophe , followed by a third stanza epode that introduced variations but whose form was repeated by other epodes in subsequent triads. Cowley s Resurrection , which was considered in the 17th century to be a model of the pindaric style, is a formless poem of sixty four lines, arbitrarily divided, not into triads, but into four stanzas of unequal volume and structure the lines which form these stanzas are of lengths varying from three foot prosody feet to seven feet, with rhymes repeated in no order. It was the looseness of these pindarics that appealed to many poets at the close of the 17th century, including John Dryden and Alexander Pope , and many lesser poets, such as John Oldham poet John Oldham , Aphra Behn , Thomas Otway , Thomas Sprat and Thomas Flatman . John Milton employed pindarics for the chorus of his lyrical tragedy, Samson Agonistes , published in 1670 71 and probably composed in the 1660 s but he was a classical scholar and he termed them more appropriately The measure of verse used in the chorus is of all sorts, called by the Greeks monostrophic , or rather apolelymenon , without regard had to strophe, antistrophe or epode, which were a kind of stanzas framed only for t ... more details
refimprove date December 2009 About the form of lyrical verse Ode from the Ancient Greek Polytonic is a type of lyric poetry lyrical verse . A classic ode is structured in three major parts the strophe , the antistrophe , and the epode . Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist. It is an elaborately structured poem praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. Greek odes were originally poetic pieces accompanied by symphonic orchestras. As time passed on, they gradually became known as personal lyrical compositions whether sung with or without musical instruments or merely recited always with accompaniment . For some, the primary instrument of choice was either the aulos or the lyre the latter of which was the most revered instrument to the Ancient Greeks . The written ode, as it was practiced by the Romans, returned to the lyrical form of the Lesbos Lesbian lyricists. There are three typical forms of odes the Pindaric, Horatian, and irregular. Pindaric odes follow the form and style of Pindar . Horatian odes follow conventions of Horace the Odes Horace odes of Horace deliberately imitated the Greek lyricists such as Alcaeus poet Alcaeus and Anacreon . Odes by Catullus , as well as other poetry of Catullus , was particularly inspired by Sappho . Irregular odes are rhyming, but they do not employ the three part form of the Pindaric ode nor the two or four line stanza of the Horatian ode. English ode An ode is typically a lyrical verse written in praise of, or dedicated to someone or something which captures the poet s interest or serves as an inspiration for the ode. The initial model for English odes was Horace, who used the form to write meditative lyrics on various themes. The earliest odes in the English language, using the word in its strict form, were the Epithalamium and Prothalamium of Edmund Spenser . In the 17th century the most important original odes in Engl ... more details
Image KevinBloodyWilson.jpg thumb right 300px Kevin Bloody Wilson. A performer of Australian odes. Refimprove date May 2008 An Australian ode is an articulate poem with profanity that is designed to make people laugh. There are only a few performers in Australia that can perform these quite well. These performers are considered living legends amongst the lower class and working class people of Australia. An ode Classical Greek is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three parts the strophe , the antistrophe , and the epode . Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist. Examples of Australian odes An example of an Australian ode of an articulate nature performed by Rodney Rude blockquote There was an old man from Newcastle who wrapped up a shit in a parcel, he sent it on a train with a note to explain that it came from his grandmothers arsehole. blockquote This next example of an Australian ode of an articulate nature was composed by Kevin Bloody Wilson . The song is designed to sound like a Christmas carol but with profanity and obscene language thrown in. The first few words to the introduction of this poem come across as being serious and sounds like a brief history of the artists up bringing in a poor family. Here is a short example of his performance blockquote Hey Santa claus you cunt Where s me fucking bike? br I ve unwrapped all this other junk and there s nothing that I like. br I wrote you a fucking letter and I come to see you twice, br Ya worn out geriatric bastard, you forgot me fucking bike. br If I wanted a pair of bloody thongs, I d have bloody asked br and this cowboy suit and ping pong set you can shove right up your arse br You ve stuffed me bloody order up, it s enough to make you spew br and I m not the only one who s snakey, me sister s dirty too br Next time I come to see ya, I m gonna punch you in the guts br and I ll let your fucking reindeer to go and kick Rudolf ... more details
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Greek dance is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato , Aristotle , Plutarch and Lucian . ref Raftis, Alkis, The World of Greek Dance Finedawn, Athens 1987 p25. ref There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region formed its own choreography and style to fit in with their own ways. For example, island dance s have more of a watery flow to them, while Pontian Greeks Pontic dancing closer to Black Sea , is very sharp. There are over 4000 traditional dances that come from all regions of Greece. There are also Pan Hellenic dances, which have been adopted throughout the Greek world. These include the tsamikos , syrtos , and Kalamatianos . Traditional Greek dancing has a primarily social function. It brings the community together at key points of the year, such as Easter, the grape harvest or patronal festivals and at key points in the lives of individuals and families, such as weddings. For this reason, tradition frequently dictates a strict order in the arrangement of the dancers, for example, by age. Visitors tempted to join in a celebration should be careful not to violate these arrangements, in which the prestige of the individual villagers may be embodied. ref Raftis, Alkis, The World of Greek Dance Finedawn, Athens 1987 p117. ref Greek dances are performed often in diaspora Greek communities, and among international folk dance groups. Ancient Greek dances File Olpe Pan maenad BM F381.jpg thumb 200px God Pan mythology Pan and a Maenad dancing. Ancient Greece Ancient Greek red figured Wine olpe from Apulia , ca. 320 310 BCE. Pan s right hand fingers are in a snapping position. Angelica dance Antistrophe Carpaea Choreia dance Cordax Dionysiakos Hyporchema Korybantes Pyrrhichios dance Syrtos Tarantella Modern Aegean Islands The Aegean islands have dances which are fast in pace and light and jumpy. Many of these dances, however, are couples dances, and not so much in lines. See N ... more details
in long lines of anapests framed within a pair of symmetrical songs strophe and antistrophe . There is no such agon ... of long trochaic verses framed by a strophe and antistrophe 303 334 but the main arguments ... more details
verses in units of three stanzas strophe, antistrophe and epode , a format later followed by poets such as Bacchylides ..., comprising strophe, antistrophe and epode, is consistent with choreographed movement but a poem ... more details
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