#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 5
By Ralph Graves
April is Poetry Month. The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper.
Here are my posts for the fifth and final week of #ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth.
04/28/25 Franz Liszt: A Symphony to Dante’s Divine Comedy
This massive work is in two movements and depicts the first two parts of Dante’s epic poem: Purgatory and Hell.
04/29/25 Franz Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
Liszt’s sonata isn’t based on Dante’s poetry, but rather a Victor Hugo poem reacting to Dante’s work “Après une lecture de Dante.”
04/30/25 Giullaume de Machaut: Remede de Fortune
Machaut was a renowned poet and composer. “Remede de Fortune” combines poetry, song, and drama — all created by Machaut.
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