World Famous Personalities 7: Musicians Volume (French-Chinese Contrastive Translation)

Author: Chen Jianwei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Legend has it that in the primordial chaos, the gods lived far from the mortal world on the towering Mount Olympus. There, the peaks soared into the clouds, battered by relentless winds, snow, and sleet, never disturbed by ordinary people. Among them, Zeus was the highest god on Mount Olympus, ruling over the entire world of gods and mortals. Known as the "Father of Gods and King of Men," he held infinite power. He had nine daughters with Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, who were the nine Muses of mythology, the goddesses of literature and the arts. In the West, the word "music" is derived from the names of these nine beautiful maidens. According to many beautiful myths and some surviving historical relics, we can know that music, one of the most wonderful gifts from heaven to humankind, the most marvelous art in the human world, has accompanied humanity for a very long time. For thousands of years (as early as 3000 BC), music has brought endless joy to humanity. People use music to sing, express sorrow, sigh, and convey emotions that words cannot describe—how many have been captivated by it, how many have dedicated themselves, those who became obsessed, devoted, and wrote many brilliant chapters in the history of music. However, the names of most of them have been lost to time, their works ignored by the indifference of ages and the prejudices of society. Despite this, modern people should still be grateful to them. It is the humble ones, now forgotten, who became the stepping stones, allowing the progress of human musical development, evolution, and advancement to continue. As for those who left their names in history—of course, also the lucky ones—their names and outstanding works have been passed down to this day, along with their life trajectories, personal experiences, and even fabricated anecdotes, becoming topics of endless discussion among contemporaries and later generations. And this is precisely where this book comes from.