Music & Surrealism

Focused Topics Course: '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.