Classical Music and the Other Arts

Interintellect host Linus Lu continues his series all about classical music by exploring the relationship between classical music and history. 

Classical music has long been influenced by—and been an influence on—other art forms. From operas based on myths and works of literature, to films using classical music in their soundtracks, we’ll discuss how classical music interacts with different types of art and culture at large, and how music can be a driver of culture as well as an important repository of socio-cultural meaning.

Suggested reading & listening

Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition

Thomas Mann, Doctor Faustus

Alexander Scriabin, Prometheus: Poem of Fire

Olajide Paris, “A Brief History of Film Music”

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