This course studies the aesthetic, artistic and intellectual similarities between art history and music history in western and non-western cultures. Also this course surveys some of the fundamental aspects of music and art, such as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the task of art and music criticism, including formalist, representational, and contemporary theories on viewing, analyzing, and interpreting the arts. In addition, with a comparative analysis between the modes of visual and aura representation, visual and aura perception, this course analyzes the principal forms and genres of the visual and aural elements of art history and music history, providing an understanding for human creativity and expression. Although class discussion is strongly encouraged, this is primarily a lecture course based upon the visual content of art works presented by way of projected slides. Attendance is highly recommended for every class meeting.
Students are responsible for the content of all lectures and assigned reading materials.
Examinations are based on specific material covered in class and on the required readings. Since class lectures are professional presentations at the university level, you are not permitted to eat or drink during class lectures and discussion. Phillips, Music in Art. Wold and Edmund Cykler, An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World. Indiana University Press, 1991.