Butterflies and Humans
Butterflies in music and arts
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Many artists have been inspired by butterflies. In the butterfly house in
Mainau in southern Germany for example these metal butterflies by Peter
Haizmann have been exhibited.
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The photographer Anne Geddes dealt with children disguised as butterflies in
several of her photos. She published them in her book "Down in the Garden".
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The painting "Sonntagsspaziergang" (walk on Sunday) by the German
painter Max Spitzweg (1808-1885) shows people going for a walk and a boy trying
to catch a butterfly.
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Salvador Dalí (*1904) painted a "butterfly queen" in 1951. The
butterfly-like queen wears a colorful dress faced with butterflies. Her crown
and scepter are butterflies as well.
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The painting "33 young girls hunting a white butterfly" was made by
Max Ernst.
He also painted a "Schmetterlingssammlung" (collection of butterflies)
in 1930/31 showing different butterflies on a light yellow background.
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In music the topic "butterflies" can be found as well.
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Listening to the sounds of "Deux Papillons" (Two Butterflies, op. 165) by Emil Kronke (1865-1938), played by two flutes and piano, you feel the
lightness and liveliness of butterflies fluttering around.
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Ernesto Koehler (1849-1907) also entitled one of his compositions for flute
and piano "Papillon" (op. 30).
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Another composition for piano entitled "Papillons" (butterflies)
was composed by the German composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) in 1829 and in
1831.
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However, butterflies don’t only appear in classical music.
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Looking at the CDs in a shop you might see Mariah Carey’s album
"butterfly".
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Even in the titles of operas butterflies are mentioned, for example in
Giacomo Puccini’s (1858-1924) tragedy "Madame Butterfly". It deals
with the Japanese Geisha Cho-Cho-San, called Butterfly. She loves the American
ensign Pinkerton and marries him. She even becomes a Christian for him. But
Pinkerton doesn’t take the wedding seriously and returns to America, leaving
Butterfly with a son. He marries an American and, after a long time, he comes
back to take his son to America. Having waited for him for years and not knowing
the real reason for his return to Japan, Butterfly happily welcomes him. When
recognizing his intention, she 00>
The painting "Sonntagsspaziergang" (walk on Sunday) by the German
painter Max Spitzweg (1808-1885) shows people going for a walk and a boy trying
to catch a butterfly.
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Salvador Dalí (*1904) painted a "butterfly queen" in 1951. The
butterfly-like queen wears a colorful dress faced with butterflies. Her crown
and scepter are butterflies as well.
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The painting "33 young girls hunting a white butterfly" was made by
Max Ernst.
He also painted a "Schmetterlingssammlung" (collection of butterflies)
in 1930/31 showing different butterflies on a light yellow background.
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In music the topic "butterflies" can be found as well.
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Listening to the sounds of "Deux Papillons" (Two Butterflies, op. 165) by Emil Kronke (1865-1938), played by two flutes and piano, you feel the
lightness and liveliness of butterflies fluttering around.
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Ernesto Koehler (1849-1907) also entitled one of his compositions for flute
and piano "Papillon" (op. 30).
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Another composition for piano entitled "Papillons" (butterflies)
was composed by the German composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) in 1829 and in
1831.
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However, butterflies don’t only appear in classical music.
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|
|
Looking at the CDs in a shop you might see Mariah Carey’s album
"butterfly".
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Even in the titles of operas butterflies are mentioned, for example in
Giacomo Puccini’s (1858-1924) tragedy "Madame Butterfly". It deals
with the Japanese Geisha Cho-Cho-San, called Butterfly. She loves the American
ensign Pinkerton and marries him. She even becomes a Christian for him. But
Pinkerton doesn’t take the wedding seriously and returns to America, leaving
Butterfly with a son. He marries an American and, after a long time, he comes
back to take his son to America. Having waited for him for years and not knowing
the real reason for his return to Japan, Butterfly happily welcomes him. When
recognizing his intention, she |
