THE VISION OF THE APOCALYPSE IN DIE GOTTESTROMPETEN BY EDUARD TERÉNYI
THE VISION OF THE APOCALYPSE IN DIE GOTTESTROMPETEN BY EDUARD TERÉNYI

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the theological and aesthetical ideas inspired from the book of Revelation, that form the background of the contemporary musical work Die Gottestrompeten and also, the ways they are revealed through musical means of expression. The paper argues that, although the composer’s eschatological vision seems to be the one specific to the contemporary art, overwhelmed by the image of God’s wrath and the tragedy of world destruction, there are certain musical elements that certify the presence of the eternal love of God and the idea that it is this apocalyptic wrath from which Christ saves us of. Through a hermeneutical approach, we seek to discern the eschatological metaphors and artistic images used by the author and to point out the balance between the aesthetic categories of the tragic (man’s suffering/death as a result of his sins) and the sublime (expressing God’s sovereignty and His glorious plans).

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