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Rudolf Komorous Twenty-three Poems About Horses, 1978 (rev. 1985) Commissioned by: “Professor Frodsham, who published his superb translations of collected poems of the ancient Chinese poet, Li-Ho (791-817) in 1970, explains the Twenty-three Poems about Horses in the following words: ‘These poems, though ostensibly concerned with horses, are in fact about the neglect and misuse of men of genius. Ho’s patron, Han Yu, frequently employed this very metaphor, insisting that though there were ‘thousand league horses’ in plenty, nobody had the wit to recognize them.’ “My music, based on groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 notes, is meant neither to illustrate nor express the meaning of individual poems. It rather moves on a separate but parallel track in the same direction as Li-Ho’s timeless poetry.”
Rudolf Komorous Twenty-three Poems About Horses, 1978/rev. 1985 Commandée par : « Le Professeur Frodsham, qui a publié, en 1970, ses magnifiques traductions d’une collection de poèmes du poète chinois, Li-Ho (791-817) explique que Twenty-three Poems about Horses : ‘Ces poèmes, même s’ils parlent ostensiblement de chevaux, sont en fait l’histoire de la négligence et de la mauvaise utilisation du génie des hommes. Le patron de Ho, Han Yu, utilisait fréquemment cette métaphore et insistait sur le fait que même s’il y avait en abondance ‘des milliers’ de troupeaux de chevaux personne n’avait eu l’intelligence de le reconnaître.’ Ma musique, basée sur des groupes de 2, 3, 4, 5 et 7 notes, ne tente pas d’illustrer ou d’exprimer individuellement la signification de chaque poème. Elle évolue, plutôt, sur des chemins séparés mais parallèles et ce, dans le même sens que la poésie intemporelle de Li-Ho. »
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