Tom Cimarusti
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Musical Paintbrush: Romanticism
Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Tom Cimarusti, Ph.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Music History, Florida Gulf Coast University
Throughout music history, music and art have been often intertwined in ways that have created some of the greatest masterpieces in Western music. How have composers used art as inspiration? And how did such composers transform musical language in order to musically replicate artistic styles? Come enjoy a two-part lecture series as Cimarusti explores the works of artists and composers associated with Romanticism and Expressionism. These discussions will focus on how composers constructed new musical means in order to musically paint a particular artistic style.
Musical Paintbrush: Expressionism
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Tom Cimarusti, Ph.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Music History, Florida Gulf Coast University
Throughout music history, music and art have been often intertwined in ways that have created some of the greatest masterpieces in Western music. How have composers used art as inspiration? And how did such composers transform musical language in order to musically replicate artistic styles? Come enjoy a two-part lecture series as Cimarusti explores the works of artists and composers associated with Romanticism and Expressionism. Class lectures and discussions will focus on how composers constructed new musical means in order to musically paint a particular artistic style.
Top image: Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656). The Concert, 1623. Oil on canvas, 48 5/8 x 80 11/16 in. National Gallery of Art. Patrons' Permanent Fund and Florida Carr Fund, 2013.38.1. Second image: Josef Danhauser (Austrian, 1805-1845). Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano, 1840. Oil on panel, 46.8 x 65.7 in. National Museum in Berlin, National Gallery / Jörg P. Anders. On loan from the Federal Republic of Germany since 1967, F.V.42. Third image: Richard Gerstl (Austrian, 1883-1908). Portrait of Arnold Schönberg, 1897-1917. Oil on canvas, 71.6 x 51.1 in. Vienna Museum.