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French composer Yvonne Desportes composed "6 Dances pour Syrinx" - for guitar and flute. |
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*The Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]] wrote "The Temples of Syrinx", part of their twenty-minute epic track, ''[[2112 (song)|2112]]''. The lyrics of this movement depict a dystopian society where the Priests of the Temples oppose music and advocate the destruction of musical instruments. Rush also makes references to computers inside "The Temples of Syrinx" in their song "2112". |
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*In the song "10001110101" by [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], The Temples of Syrinx are said to be "having the bake sale of the year", probably referring to Rush's ''2112''. |
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*Novelist [[Samuel R. Delany]] features an instrument called a "sensory [[pan pipes|syrinx]]" (a sound, scent, and [[hologram]] projector) in his science-fiction novel ''[[Nova (novel)|Nova]]''. |
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*Syrinx is the name of one of the central characters in [[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]] by Peter F Hamilton. |
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*Syrinx was also the name of a Canadian band whose song 'Tillicum' was used as the theme song for the television series "Here Come The Seventies". |
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*Syrinx is the name of the great [[metropolis]] in science-fiction novel "Achaja" by [[Andrzej Ziemiański]]. |
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In classical mythology, Syrinx (Greek Συριγξ) was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous Greek god Pan, she ran to the river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god's frustrated breath blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of pan pipes, which were thence forth known as syrinx. (Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.689ff) The word syringe was derived from this word.
Syrinx in art
The pre-Raphaelite artist, Arthur Hacker (September 25, 1858 – November 12, 1919), depicted Syrinx in his 1892 portrait. This painting in oil on canvas is currently on display in Manchester Art Gallery.
An animated short, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Animated by famed artist Ryan Larkin, depicts the mythological "Syrinx" being pursued by Pan.
Syrinx in classical music
Claude Debussy wrote "Syrinx (La Flute De Pan)" based on Pan's sadness over losing his love. This piece was the first unaccompanied flute solo of the 20th century, and remains a very popular addition to the modern flutist's repertoire. It was used as incidental music in the play Psyché by Gabriel Mourey.
Danish composer Carl Nielsen composed "Pan and Syrinx" (Pan og Syrinx), Op. 49, FS 87.
French composer Yvonne Desportes composed "6 Dances pour Syrinx" - for guitar and flute.
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