Artburst: music, dance, theater, etc

We have seen that the aesthetic object is the work of art in proper disguise. That is, an object properly perceived. Dufrenne begins his discussion of the aesthetic object and the work of art by picking an example. He has already said that he will just rely on the experts in deciding what is a work of art. There is no point to try to deny that there are any. To me, in starting such a discussion

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In his introduction Dufrenne begins by consider how to begin. He distinguishes the type of aesthetic experience that is the province of the spectator from that of the creator and says that the aesthetic experience that will form his subject is the former.

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This series will consist of a reading of Mikel Dufrenne's "Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience" and my commentary on that reading. I invite you to join me. You can read along if you have a copy of the book. But you may also participate by raising independent questions and telling us what you think. The book is available at amazon, and maybe some other places as well.

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I've begun reading Mikel Dufrenne's Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience. You are all invited to join me in thinking about aesthetics. At some point I will try to explain why I am doing this. For now check out my recent posts in the Aesthetic Experience category. In the meantime, enjoy the sample (detail) from 'RC Plane (detail)' by anonymous. You may want to visit the National Gallery online, to learn more about art, though perhaps a visit to your local museum would work as well.

Program for performance of October 26, 2008

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba—G.F. Handel (Arr. John Brown)

Andante et Scherzo—Eugene Bozza

Royal Garden Blues—Arr. Paul Nagel

Allegro Molto Quasi Presto—Ludwig van Beethoven (trans. Robert Frascotti)
From Quartet in G Major

Four English Folk Songs—Raph Vaughan Williams
The Dark Eyed Sailor
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
The Lover’s Ghost
Wassail Song

Rialto Ripples—George Gershwin and Will Donaldson (Arr. William Perconti)

Three Preludes—George Gershwin (arr. Wolfgang Schlei)
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Andante con moto e poco rubato
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Fugue in G minor—J.S. Bach Arr. Ralph Martino

When I’m Sixty-Four—John Lennon and Paul McCartney (Arr. Ramon Ricker)

That’s a-Plenty—Arr. Paul Nagle