Jean-Baptiste

Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions John the Baptist only occasionally, mostly to make clear whom he means or to link him to an image. Twice he warns against confusing him with John the Evangelist, the author of the Apocalypse12. He connects him to the history of music: Paul the Deacon prays to him and recovers his voice, and the name of the note si (B) in the scale comes from « Sancte Johannes », in his account of the shift from modal to tonal music3. He also recalls the figure of the prophet dressed in an animal skin in the desert, far from Herod's court4. He presents him as the man who curses that debauched court and whose head Salome demands5. Discussing a painting, he describes him shown alive, pointing to Christ, and quotes the words: « He must increase, but I must decrease »6.

1. 1Adamov (Arthur)18 Feb 2016 · 22:30
2. 2Le Mal ou la "déconnaissance" de soi2 Dec 2024 · 5:49
3. 3De la voix perdue à la voie de la modernité • De la musique modale à la musique tonale • D Pagani23 May 2021 · 17:48
4. 410#7 L'éco-nazillonisme "post-moderne" - Le Gorgias de Platon23 Dec 2021 · 23:28
5. 5La matrice de toute illusion : le passé vécu comme présent4 Jun 2024 · 46:59
6. 6#9 TABLEAUX D'UNE EXPOSITION : L'art, vu d'ici ou d'en face?10 Feb 2022 · 1:13:23

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