Mysterium

Japanese: 《Mysterium》(英語表記)Mysterium
Mysterium

...His works have a context in which the artist begins with an invitation to mysticism, gradually enters a state of ecstasy and trance, and finally attains liberation at the peak. He also foreshadowed mixed media, using a colored organ in "Prométhée, le poème de feu" (1910), and in his unfinished "Mystery Play," which he conceived in 1903, he incorporated dance and fragrance in addition to colored lights, aiming to realize a mystical event rather than a comprehensive art form. His piano Sonatas Nos. 6 to 10 and "Faced by the Flame" (1914) are also well known.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Mysterium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そこでの作品は神秘へのいざないに始まり,しだいに恍惚・忘我の境地に入り,ついにはその極限において解脱するというコンテクストをもつ。また,ミクスト・メディアの先駆も見られ,《プロメテProméthée,le poème de feu》(1910)では色光オルガンを,さらに1903年に着想したが,未完の《神秘劇Mysterium》では色光に加えて舞踏・芳香までをも包含して,総合芸術というより,むしろ秘儀のイベントの実現を図った。ピアノのための《ソナタ第6番》から《同第10番》や《炎に向いて》(1914)等もよく知られている。…

※「《Mysterium》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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