Proclaiming the Eucharist on Communist Stadiums? The Multiple Meanings of the Phoenix Concept-Album Cantafabule (An Experiment in Cultural History)
Proclaiming the Eucharist on Communist Stadiums? The Multiple Meanings of the Phoenix Concept-Album Cantafabule (An Experiment in Cultural History)
Author(s): Vladimir AgrigoroaeiSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Literary Texts, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Psychology, Music, Photography, Poetry, Review, Bibliography, General Reference Works, Geography, Regional studies, Visual Arts, Sociology, Comparative history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Present Times (2010 - today), Cultural Essay, Societal Essay, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Source Material, Sociology of Art, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, History of Art
Published by: Muzeul National al Unirii Alba Iulia
Keywords: Romanian Rock group; 1976 ; lyrics; Experiment in Cultural History;
Summary/Abstract: Philologists and medievalists rarely deal with the subject of contemporary Pop-Rock or Folk music. When they do it, they usually fall prey to a certain form of medievalism. The current section of Museikon follows a completely different approach. The pairing of interviews with memoirs and the introduction shaped in the form of an actual scientific study have the sole purpose of launching an experiment in the history of culture. The case study is a 1976 album of the Romanian Rock group Phoenix. The state owned record company Electrecord made a mistake, releasing it as Cantofabule, even though its correct title was Cantafabule or Bestiar. It had traditional- and medieval inspired lyrics, but most of all, it was the result of artistic synergy. A collective work of sorts, much in the manner of the medieval manuscripts of old.
Journal: Museikon. A Journal of Religious Art and Culture / Revue d'art et de culture religieuse
- Issue Year: 5/2021
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 119-146
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English
