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AUSTRIAN ART AND MUSIC: 1888 TO 1938

In the spirit of the importance of das Gesamtkunstwerk (the whole work of art), Susan Lauscher will present a class uniting the visual arts and musical experience of the beginning of Modernity. The Gesamtkunstwerk movement aimed to include all artistic endeavors and unite them; this included painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as handicrafts and the decorative arts. We will see the changes from the ornamental Vienna Secession art to the very graphic depiction of human suffering in Austrian Expressionism and show the changes which occurred in the field of music from Mahler to Schönberg, Berg, and Webern. In addition to seeing examples of the visual arts of that period, we will talk about the artists and musicians of that day and play sections of the music to illustrate the changes that occurred in the field of music. Two field trips have been planned for this class as well: to the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Arts on April 25, 2024 and to the Colorado Symphony to hear Mahler's Symphony #3 on April 14, 2024. Transportation will be the responsibility of registrants.

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