February 5, 2009: Modernism, continued         

Slide Presentation: “Flattening”/”Horizontality” in Architecture (cont’d) & Painting

1. O. Wagner: Apt. Bldg. Stadiongasse 6-8 (1882-83)
2. O. Wagner: Majolikahaus. 40 Linke Wienzeile (1898-99)
3. O. Wagner: Neustiftgasse #40 (1909-10)
4. Jos. Olbrich: Secession Bldg. (1897-98)
5. Adolf Loos: House am Michaelerplatz (1910)
6. Adolf Loos: Josephine Baker’s house in Paris (1928)
7. Gauguin: Yellow Christ (1889)
8. Klimt: Adele Bloch-Bauer (1907)
9. Kokoschka: Dent du Midi (1909)
   
   

Cultural History: The Croissant

In-Class Writing Assignment:  According to Schorske, what factors may have contributed to the growing anti-Semitism in Vienna at the end of the 19th century?  What political parties were overtly anti-Semitic?  [If you have not done the reading, write on something relevant to today’s class.]

Musical Examples: Framework of the Course, Introduction of terms & artists.

A. The Minuet v. the  Viennese Waltz: Structure v. Flow

1. Minuet: Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in D minor Op. 76, No. 2 (Menuetto)
2. Joh. Strauß, Jr.:  “Einen Walzer” Act II Finale, Die Fledermaus
3. Richard Strauß: Och’s waltz Act 2 (“Da lieg’ ich”)

B. Flattening in Music: Male/Female Complementarity: Love Duets

•     Joh. Strauß, Jr.: Die Fledermaus, duet “Dieser Anstand, so manierlich” (Rosalinde & Eisenstein)

•      Richard Strauß: Der Rosenkavalier, opening duet Octavian & Marschallin (“Wie du warst, wie du bist”)

Short Film: Vienna 1900 [MOMA] (30 min.)