The Opposites in Music
Taught by Barbara Allen and Edward Green, Ph.D.
This class is based on the Aesthetic Realism principle “Art is that which, through an individual, shows the oneness of the permanent opposites in reality.” We study music—from Bach’s Magnificat to Duke Ellington’s “The Mooche,” from the Gregorian Chant and the music of Ghana and India to contemporary rock ‘n’ roll—in relation to lectures and works by Eli Siegel, such as “Music Tells What the World Is Like” and “Animate and Inanimate Are in Music and Conscience,” and Martha Baird’s “Separation and Junction in Prokofiev and Johnny Dodds” and “Music Is Real.”
Read: “Music Tells What the World Is Like,” by Eli Siegel and: Aesthetic Realism and Music, a 1951 lecture by Mr. Siegel, serialized in The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known.
Alternate Sundays, 4:00 – 5:30 PM Eastern Time (USA)
The Winter 2021 semester of classes via video conference is now in session.
To audit:
- Permission must be requested by telephone at least 2 days in advance of the date of the class.
- Contact Registrar at 212.777.5055, between 2-6 PM Eastern Time (USA), Monday through Friday.
- Once you receive permission to audit a class, click on the “AUDIT” button to pay the fee.
FACULTY BIOS: Barbara Allen, flutist; Edward Green, composer