Music & Surrealism

Surrealist forms of music could still arise,
seeking the gold of sound as Breton sought the
gold of time (Francois-Bernard Mache). Why did
the surrealist movement of the early twentieth
century principally embrace art and literature,
leaving music on the sidelines? Did selected
musical practices later evolve to incorporate
surrealist tendencies? To formulate answers to
such questions, this course will explore a broad
range of surrealist tenets, aesthetics, ideals,
and actions, as manifested in contemporary music.