futurism rejected traditionally and introduced experimental sounds that inspired by machines, techniques, and mass communication. Some famous composers involved in futurism and created influential works such as “Art of Noises” by Luigi Russolo. E.g. Luigi Russolo Luigi Russolo was an Italian Futurist artist. Rather than pure composer, I think
Manifesto of Futurist Musician. The document called for ‘The rejection of traditional musical principles and methods of teaching and the substitution of free expression, to be inspired by nature in all its manifestation.’ After two years, Futurist Luigi Russolo, published a book called The Art of Noise. In his book, he suggested; “Music sound is too limited in qualitative variety of timbre … we must break out of this narrow circle of pure musical sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise sounds
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was a cartoonist, writer, and poet. Under the pen name of Dr. Seuss, he wrote many well known children’s books, such as Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax. His birthday, March 2nd, is now the date for National Read Across America Day. Theodor attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1925. Then he went to Lincoln College, Oxford, where he wanted to get a PhD in English literature. However, later
On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Barolomeo Vanzetti were executed in one of the most controversial legal cases in American history. Two men were shot and robbed in Braintree, MA, and two poor Italian immigrants were arrested for the crime. Although neither Sacco nor Vanzetti had criminal records, they both had pistols on them at the time, and followed a violent anarchist leader. Following their arrest, the seven-year case on the crime would drive national and international protests demanding
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Analysis of the story “The Metamorphosis”, by Franz Kafka was written back in the early 1900’s, but reflected a more modern way of thinking and lifestyle of today. Gregor felt that he was a slave to his job, isolated from his co-workers, and misunderstood by his family. Although that is the norm in today’s society, it was not the norm back then. In the story Gregor finds himself transformed into a cockroach and his internal struggles become a permanent reality.
There are many instances where an individual or group was killed purposefully because of their beliefs. In the 1920s, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were falsely accused of crime and eventually executed. There has been much debate over whether or not the crime was discriminatory, based on spurious evidence. Sacco and Vanzetti were killed because they were Italian immigrants and were anarchists. The Sacco and Vanzetti case had a revolutionary impact on society because of major acts
Case Study of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested near Boston in 1920 and charged with the murder of a shoe factory paymaster and the guard of the factory. Frederick Parmenter and the guard were carrying $16,000 in payroll money for the South Braintree shoe factory on April 15, 1920. They were attacked, robbed, and shot. The two killers escaped in a getaway car. A similar crime was committed in the nearby town of Bridgewater
Cardinal Francesco was a member of the Papal Court. After a few encounters Caravaggio was invited to live in the cathedral’s house. In 1957, a commission was granted to Caravaggio to paint 3 large paintings for the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of san Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. This established Caravaggio’s success as an artist. In this commission came the creation of life of St. Matthew: St. Matthew and the Angel, The Calling of St. Matthew, and The Martyrdom of St. Matthew. In these painting he portrayed
One of my personal favorite days of this semester was the class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was a long journey to get there, especially with having to walk all the way from Penn Station, but it was a nice day so I couldn’t really complain. Plus, it was worth it because I love museums. The Met is absolutely beautiful, inside and out. I could not believe how big it was and how many galleries there actually were. I can’t wait to go back and see all of them! Our trip mostly
period by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He brings this canvas to life with vivid colors; bold contrasts of reds, golds, and greens and various textures of velvets and soft fur. Caravaggio painted several paintings for this church in Rome, San Luigi dei Francesi. This painting tells the story from Matthew 9:9 in the New Testament when Matthew became a disciple of Jesus Christ. Jesus asked Matthew to follow him and he did. When looking at the painting closely you can see that Jesus was in poor
Berghaus, Günter. Futurism and the Technological Imagination. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2009. Print. Many great changes affected Italy throughout the second Industrial revolution. It demonstrates how Marinetti, the author of the Futurism Manifesto, experienced the beginning stages of industrialization in Italy. Marinetti discussed his visions of life and art during the machine period. Futurism is defined as a movement that was devoted to "the enthusiastic glorification of scientific discoveries and modern
When you listen to music on the radio in your car or on your iPod, it’s very likely that you’re listening to some form of electronic music. For example, genres such as pop or rap often use electronic sounds. Electronic music plays a part in the majority of what we listen to today. However, you may be asking yourself: where did it come from? What led it to crawl out of humble studios with primitive machinery, to escape from the harsh criticism of those who preferred more classical methods of composition
Filippo Marinetti and Futurism Filippo Marinetti is an Italian poet who started the Futurist art movement. Filippo Marinetti spent the early years of his life in Alexandria, Egypt. Marinetti found his love for literature during his school years. With this fascination he started a school magazine, Papyrus; which then almost got him expelled him for being so scandalous.Later he obtained a degree in law at the Università degli Studi di Genova. Although he got a degree in law, he decided to never
sounds had never been heard before, and they clung to the brains of the creative. In 1913, Italian Luigi Russolo experimented with synthesized music. He believed that music should express industrial society, so he built instruments called intonarumori, or noise instruments. These inventions projected a variety of noises such as grating, hissing, scratching, rumbling, and shrieking. However, Russolo was too far ahead of his time, and the general public did not appreciate his futuristic ideas. Sadly
Experimentation in Music For thousands of years, music has been a part of people’s lives and has evolved through many different forms over time. Music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre (American Heritage). One important component of analyzing music is whether it has musical value. In other words, music does not have to be organized sound or produced by instruments. This is
Chaos in Art and Literature Abstract: The following paper deals with the expanding world of the new science of chaos. Chaos is unique because it can be applied to all the core sciences, and more importantly it can be applied to subjects not considered to be science. The paper below deals with the evidence of chaos in literature and art, and how it functions in this world. While many aspects of the chaos present in art and literature are different from the science of chaos, some similarities
Intro: In Steven Connor’s ‘Ears Have Walls: On Hearing Art’ (2005) Connor presents us with the idea that sound art has either gone outside or has the capacity to bring the outside inside. Sound work makes us aware of the continuing emphasis upon division and partition that continues to exist even in the most radically revisable or polymorphous gallery space, because sound spreads and leaks, like odour. Unlike music, Sound Art usually does not require silence for its proper presentation. Containers