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21 - Tchaikovsky

Puzzles of the Pathétique

from Part IV - Arts, Entertainment, and Culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2021

Edward A. Wasserman
Edward A. Wasserman
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University of Iowa
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Summary

Many festivals and celebrations take place worldwide on a regular basis. What is of special interest to us is not only the nature of those diverse festivities but also their origin and evolution. How did those festivals begin? How and why might they have changed over time? Several intriguing festivals in Spain provide fertile material for attempting to answer these questions. Four Spanish festivals stand out for their uniqueness and audacity: the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, made famous by Ernest Hemingway in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises; the tomato-throwing festival (La Tomatina) in Buñol; the construction of Human Towers in Catalonia; and, the Baby Jumping festival in Castrillo de Murcia. To one degree or another, the origins of these unforgettable celebrations involve religion, color, risk, and serendipity.

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SpainfestivalRunning of the BullsErnest HemingwayTomatina FestivalHuman TowerCataloniaBaby Jumpingculture
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As If By Design
How Creative Behaviors Really Evolve
 , pp. 241 - 249
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Brown, D. (2007). Tchaikovsky: The Man and His Music. New York. Pegasus.Google Scholar
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Tchaikovsky Research (n.d.). This outstanding source includes correspondence between Tchaikovsky and his many professional associates, http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Symphony_No._6#cite_note-note3–3Google Scholar

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  • Tchaikovsky
  • Edward A. Wasserman, University of Iowa
  • Book: As If By Design
  • Online publication: 01 July 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774895.030
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  • Tchaikovsky
  • Edward A. Wasserman, University of Iowa
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774895.030
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  • Tchaikovsky
  • Edward A. Wasserman, University of Iowa
  • Book: As If By Design
  • Online publication: 01 July 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774895.030
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