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Chapter 3
The Integration of Music, Art, and Architecture
in the 20th and 21st Centuries
To attempt to cover all instances of the integration of music, art and architecture
is beyond the scope of this document. Rather, this paper addresses key contextual
sources and relationships pertinent to the development of 161 Glass. This chapter
begins with a discourse on the connection of music and art in the 20th century, followed
by the relationship of music and architecture of the same period. The last portion of this
chapter reveals 21st century links between all three disciplines.
The symbiotic relationships of music and art of the 20th century are well
documented. George Schuetze's Convergences in Music and Art 24 provides a
comprehensive bibliographical overview of the bi-directional influence composers and
artists have imparted from the 17th through mid-20th centuries. He cites composers
and works influenced by art and artists, such as Darius Milhaud's 1950 Divertissement,
inspired by Gauguin,25 and Alexander Calder's impact on Earle Brown's Available
Forms II in 1961,26 as well as artists inspired by music and musicians, and the rare
individuals who embody both musician and visual artist. For instance, both Constantin
Brancusi and Paul Klee were considered accomplished violinists, Edgard Varese
painted as a hobby, and Paul Hindemith's sketchings even graced the covers of his own
compositions.27 Schuetze draws few conclusions, but as an amateur photographer and
painter myself, I contend that expression in one art form actually nourishes the creativity
24 George Schuetz, Convergences in Music and Art (Warren, MI: Harmonie Park Press, 2005).
25 Schuetze, 84.
26 Schuetze, 92.
27 Schuetze, 124-127.
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Rusnak, Christina S. 161 Glass: Site Specific Music in an Artistic Context, thesis, May 2010; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28472/m1/13/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .