HMU126H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Symphonic Poem, The Mighty Handful, Art Music
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Aesthetics: a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty and artistic taste. Traced to 19th century german music: e. g. war of the romantics between conservatives (brahms) and progressive (wagner) A term popularized by wagner, where he argues that the artists of the future must unify all the arts in a theatre. Inspired by greek tragedy, art should seek to achieve a total synthesis of possible experience. *seeks to unify all art: e. g. wagner tristan und isolde (1859) - monumental and long work. Zukunftsmusik: this was the title of wagner"s essay. They used beethoven"s 9th symphony as the starting point: e. g. wagner tristan und isolde (1859) Programme music: composer ascribed title and image/story to the piece. Refers to an extra-musical idea that can be poetic, political, or religious in nature. Progressives favoured this music as they thought new music could infuse text/drama and sound.
