( Log Out /  Il s'agit de la description donnée par le document de l'UNESCO, mais ne correspondant pas à la réalité politique puisque la République monastique du Mont-Athos constitue un état autonome au sein de la Grèce et ne fait donc pas partie de ces subdivisions administratives. After 6 years of trying, French documentary film-maker Eddy Vicken secured permission to film inside “The Monk’s Republic”, to produce a film examining the long history of Mount Athos as well as the day-to-day lives of the monks. For his theme however, Malet asked the monks to double the psalm’s tempo. Change ). Malet’s inspiration for the theme is an old psalm sung by the monks (I believe it is the Polyéleos: Psalm 135 Tone V). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Site archéologique de Philippes (2016). As with many of the hymns and psalms sung as part of the monks’ daily observances, the psalm is very much a meditative piece. Malet’s score for Mont Athos: La République des Moines is one of these projects that will work really well in the film: the reflective and solemn strings heard in tracks such as “Open Generique Debut Master” and “Invasion Guerrières Carte 2” do have an emotional charge to them that is hard to ignore. 157-160. La croisière de Perlette de Marthe Oulié et Hermine de Saussure, Hachette 1926, pp. This proved problematic both for the monks and the orchestra (that was recorded separately). Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Although the majority of the score reflects the contemplative existence of the monks, what really stands out (and remains firmly in the memory) is a rousing battle-cry styled theme featuring a combination of a choir of monks and the City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. On balance, this is not a particularly satisfying album. CHINE: RÉPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DE LA CORRUPTION – Maximilien Mathevon, WILD AND WONDERFUL DENMARK – Peter Due, Anthony Lledo & Rasmus Zwicki, THE FLYING GOLD OF ARABUKO – Madison Willing, DARK SIDE OF THE RING – Wade MacNeil & Andrew Gordon MacPherson, THE FORGOTTEN FRONT: THE RESISTANCE IN BOLOGNA – Marco Pedrazzi, THE FORGOTTEN FRONT: THE RESISTANCE IN BOLOGNA - Marco Pedrazzi, A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE - Olivier Deriviere, DARK SIDE OF THE RING - Wade MacNeil & Andrew Gordon MacPherson, Decouverte des Monasteres / Invasion Guerrières Carte Master (3:07), Gong Monacal / Chœur Percussions Guerre (1:14), Adaptation Kyrie / Invasion Guerrières Carte 5 (2:22), Generique Fin – Open + Chœur Percussions (2:44). « L'enchantement d'un pèlerinage flottant - Le cas du mont Athos, Grèce » de Filareti Kotsi. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 24 octobre 2020 à 13:29. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The psaltery (a stringed instrument of the harp or zither family) is one of these ethnic instruments (e.g., “Psaltérion 2”). When it came to recording the orchestra (with added snare drum to give the martial feel the composer wanted), Malet found it a challenge to get the orchestra to mirror this free tempo. The musical score comes from Thierry Malet, a composer whose previous projects are predominantly for TV movies and short films. You may find that, like me, you go hunting for the music of the Simonos Petras monastery monks. Tracks such as “Open Generique Debut Master” and “Open Version Light 3” highlight well how Malet uses delicate string passages and string tremolos as well as synth ambiences to mirror the monks’ lives. Malet’s inspiration for the theme is an old psalm sung by the monks (I believe it is the Polyéleos: Psalm 135 Tone V). Mont Athos: La République des Moines is available as a digital download and on CD. ( Log Out /  But the inclusion of numerous variations does get a bit wearing after a time. archevêque de Constantinople et patriarche œcuménique, Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française, Monte Athos. Dramatic music is rather hard to come by in Mont Athos: La République des Moines and when there’s a rousing and emotional crescendo in the strings at the beginning of “Decouverte des Monasteres / Invasion Guerrières Carte Master”, it is especially welcomed. “Chœur Percussions Guerre Master” and “Gong Monacal / Chœur Percussions Guerre” both feature what sounds like the orchestra-only accompaniment for the choir’s vocals. But, as with the choir of the monks, the drama is relatively short-lived and is gone as quickly as it came. A peninsula jutting out into the Aegean Sea, Mount Athos is home to twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries, populated by over 1,000 monks. Several ideas are presented in a variety of subtle variations (different versions for different scenes in the film) and most of these are ideas feature music that tends to be reflective and ambient. Une presse avide de scandale à n'importe quel prix et peu regardante sur l'exactitude des faits, relata cet incident sous le titre suivant : Source : Conférence Association Franco Hellenique. ( Log Out /  Depuis 1990, la République monastique du Mont-Athos a connu un renouveau spirituel grâce à un afflux régulier de jeunes gens, souvent diplômés et originaires de l’ ex-bloc soviétique, qui a accru de façon spectaculaire le nombre de moines et de novices. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The choir of monks of the Simonos Petras monastery has gained a reputation of producing albums of high quality that features various hymns and psalms and if you do like how the choir sounds on this album then you are likely to enjoy discovering these albums. Il punto più alto della terra, Charte statutaire de la Sainte Montagne de l'Athos du 10 mai 1924, Péloponnèse-Grèce occidentale-Îles Ioniennes, Monuments paléochrétiens et byzantins de Thessalonique, monastère de Saint Jean « le théologien », https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=République_monastique_du_Mont-Athos&oldid=175871843, Page utilisant un modèle avec un paramètre obsolète, Article contenant un appel à traduction en anglais, Article contenant un appel à traduction en grec moderne, Catégorie Commons avec lien local identique sur Wikidata, Portail:Protection du patrimoine/Articles liés, Portail:Christianisme orthodoxe/Articles liés, Portail:Religions et croyances/Articles liés, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence. By the end I am wishing that the choir featured more prominently and I find myself going back and cherry-picking tracks 2 and 23. As the monks where more used to singing with a free tempo and singing the psalm at a difference pace, the final recording ended up having no fixed tempo. Mount Athos is a self-governing monastic state under the sovereignty of Greece that was founded in the mid-900s. These quieter tracks also feature the inclusion of several ethnic instrument, adding interest of the tracks. However, the hard work paid off: the end results of their efforts is heard in “Chœur Percussions Guerre” and “Generique Fin – Open + Chœur Percussions” and it’s a very memorable piece of music. Mont Athos: La République des Moines (2009) is an example of a score where there’s a stand-out theme set in amongst function music that probably works very well in the film. There is something about the psalm’s melody that makes it immediately memorable and Malet ably compliments this with a driving, rhythmic counterpoint (strings and percussion). Mont Athos - la republique des moines 4 - video dailymotion Mont Athos (Άγιον Όρος) - la république des moines - YouTube For me, this score is all about the tracks that include the choir. From the limited amount of footage I have seen of the documentary itself, a large portion of the film is very low-key – the monks’ lives are, after all, dominated by reflection and contemplation. There is quite a bit of repetition in this album (as hinted at by the various versions of the memorable the “Chœur Percussions Guerre” theme). ( Log Out /  Mont Athos: La République des Moines (2009) is an example of a score where there’s a stand-out theme set in amongst function music that probably works very well in the film. « Mont Athos, les monastères de la Sainte Montagne ». However, I would certainly recommend that you sample Malet’s score even if it is just to hear these choral tracks.