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Orpheus's mother taught him to make verses for singing. He is also said to have studied in Egypt. [54] Orpheus is said to have established the worship of Hecate in Aegina. [55] In Laconia Orpheus is said to have brought the worship of Demeter Chthonia [56] and that of the Κόρες Σωτείρας (Kóres Sōteíras; 'Saviour Maidens').
The Orphic Hymns are a collection of eighty-seven ancient Greek hymns addressed to various deities, which were attributed to the mythical poet Orpheus in antiquity. They were composed in Asia Minor, most likely around the time of the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, and were used in the rites of a religious community which existed in the region.
(Note: This is a version with English lyrics called "Carnival") The Modern Jazz Quartet, on The Sheriff (1964) Harry James, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album, MGM SE 4214 (USA), 1964 (Note: This is an instrumental version entitled "Theme from Orfeu Negro") Dinah Shore, sings (in Portuguese) on ABC TV, USA 1964.
Orpheus and Eurydice, a ballet choreographed by Dame Ninette de Valois with music by Gluck (1941) [7] Orpheus, a ballet made by choreographer George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky (1948) Orpheus in the Underworld, an album by Don Shirley (1956) Orpheus, a song by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, from Reflections (Manos Hatzidakis album ...
"Can't Find the Time" is a song originally recorded by Orpheus in 1968. It was the first release from their eponymous debut LP. The writer and lead singer is Bruce Arnold. Session drummer Bernard Purdie, who would later befriend Arnold and collaborate further, is among the musicians on the recording.
The title is taken from a song in the novel, composed by Ormus Cama after Vina's death. The lyrics to the song, with minor changes, were adapted and recorded by U2. The song was used in the 2000 film The Million Dollar Hotel, and the promotional music video featured Rushdie in a cameo appearance.
L'Orfeo (SV 318) (Italian pronunciation: [lorˈfɛːo]), or La favola d'Orfeo [la ˈfaːvola dorˈfɛːo], is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio.
Ibycus (/ ˈ ɪ b ɪ k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἴβυκος; fl. 2nd half of 6th century BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, a citizen of Rhegium in Magna Graecia, probably active at Samos during the reign of the tyrant Polycrates [1] and numbered by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria in the canonical list of nine lyric poets.