Wine and Music: Harmonies and Dissonances - Catalog of the exhibition at the Cité du Vin (Bordeaux)

"Wine and Music: Harmony and Dissonance" is a journey into the fascinating relationship between two universal art forms. Bacchus, the god of revelry and pleasure, embodies this union where dance, love, and music intersect with wine. Since antiquity, this dual mythical inspiration has influenced numerous visual, musical, and choreographic works. This book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, presents around a hundred objects and artworks, from grand palace decorations to cabinet paintings, from court ballets to operas, and from drinking songs to dance tunes. Through these diverse pieces, explore the mythical, historical, Epicurean, and social themes that reflect the encounter between wine and music in Western civilization.

Back Cover :
Bacchus is the god of revelry, sensual pleasures, fertility, and inspiration. His entourage is animated by satyrs and maenads whose activities are associated with dance, love, and music. The allegory of music is also frequently linked to love, sensuality, and wine. Since antiquity, this dual mythical and symbolic inspiration has been at the heart of countless visual and plastic works, as well as utilitarian objects with festive decorations, musical or choreographic works, and musical instruments. Throughout history, festivities, banquets, and taverns have combined wine and music in all social circles, whether princely, bourgeois, or popular. From grand palace decors to cabinet paintings or imagery, from court ballets to operas, from drinking songs to dance tunes, evocations of wine and music are omnipresent in renewed forms from the Renaissance to the late 19th century. Through about a hundred musical and literary objects and artworks, this book addresses themes that are sometimes mythical or historical, sometimes profane, sometimes Epicurean or elegiac, often social, and sometimes moralizing. Printed song collections, ballet and opera librettos, their set and costume designs, stage accessories, musical manuscripts prepared for the king's library or collected by passionate amateurs resonate with visual works and objects in all their variety, showing the multiple expressions of the encounter between wine and music in Western civilization.

Specifications:

• ISBN: 978-2-07-277160-6
• Author: Collective
• Collection: Art Books
• Publisher: Gallimard
• Publication Date: 03/29/2018
• Language: French
• Number of Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 1.5 cm
• Format: Hardcover

Customer Reviews:

★★★★★ - "A fascinating book that delves deeply into the relationship between wine and music. A must-read for any culture and history enthusiast."

★★★★★ - "The illustrations are beautiful, and the content is rich and well-documented. Perfect for wine and music enthusiasts."