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The influence of Edgar Allan Poe on the art of music has been considerable and long-standing, with the works, life and image of the horror fiction writer and poet inspiring composers and musicians from diverse genres for more than a century.
Leon Botstein, conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra—which presented a program of "Tales From Edgar Allan Poe" in 1999—noted that in the realm of classical music, as in literature, Poe's influence was felt more deeply in Europe than in America.[1]
- In May 2023 singers Teya and Salena represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?". The song title being a reference Poe[2] and the song a satire of the music industry and the difficulties of being a lyricist, who are usually paid very little.
- The British and American composer Tarik O'Regan uses portions of Poe's poem Israfel as the basis of his 2006 composition The Ecstasies Above for voices and string quartet.[3]
- In 1907, American composer Grace Chadbourne set Poe's text to music with her "Hymn for Solo Voice: At Morn, at Noon, at Twilight Dim."[4]
- The Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara based his 1997 choral fantasy "On the Last Frontier" on the final two paragraphs of Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.[5][6]
- In 2017, French pop/celtic singer Nolwenn Leroy has set Poe's poems "A Dream" and "The Lake" to music, released on her album Gemme.[7]
- "A Dream of Poe" is a gothic doom metal band that is heavily inspired by Poe's work.[8]
References
- ↑ "Schmitt". AmericanSymphony.org. Europhony.org.
- ↑ "Österreich fragt beim Song Contest: Who the hell is Edgar?". oe3.ORF.at (in German). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "The Ecstasies Above listing on Music Sales Classical (publisher)". Music Sales Classical. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "At morn -- at noon -- at twilight dim (Poe, set by (John Carrington, Grace Chadbourne, Walter Ruel Cowles, Paul Eisler, Harvey Bartlett Gaul, Joseph Charles Holbrooke, Bertram Shapleigh)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Oestreich, James R. (October 20, 1999). "At the Ball, a Deadly Thief in the Night (MUSIC REVIEW)". New York Times.
- ↑ Botstein, Leon. "Tales of Edgar Allen Poe". AmericanSymphony.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ↑ (in French) "Gemme : Nolwenn Leroy rayonne sur un album mystique et puissant". Charts in France. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ "A Dream of Poe - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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