Uit die diepte van ons see: an archetypal interpretation of selected examples of Afrikaans patriotic music

Abstract

Selected examples of South African patriotic music are examined according to Vladimir Karbusicky's concept of a 'mythological archetype' underlying the four-act dramaturgy of ideological songs and the symphony. The examination is extended to include important political documents. All these examples are found to represent a striking manifestation of the archetype concerned.


South African Journal of Musicology Vol. 23 2003: 13-41