The Painting Musician

Alice Thompson

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Name: Alice Thompson Main Subject: Classical Flute Research Coach: Patrick van Deurzen Title of Research: What aspects of Visual Art (Painting) may be adopted by Musicians to enhance their musical understanding / performance? Research Question: Will the musician find that the act of painting their piece / orchestral excerpt makes them more imaginative and clearer (more successful) in the message they want to portray to the audience / audition panel? Is it important whether or not the musician paints his / her piece in an abstract style or a representational / figurative style? What is the importance of colour and form to the musician? Summary of Results: At the end of the Eighteenth Century, the Romantic movement began to spread across Europe and revolutionise the expression of The Arts. The overall aim of The Arts shifted from one of mere imitation to one which projected intense emotions and consequently, since then, a strong interdependence between music and painting has existed. This study explores the ways in which painting can be most beneficial to the musician. Having first researched existing key theories relating to music and painting including: Nietzsche's philosophy, which calls for music to always have a pictorial counterpart to be fully comprehended. The suggestion from Zelter that the musician/composer that paints or the artist that composes/ plays music has a greater potential to become the 'best genuine artist'. There have been numerous attempts to synthesize the two Art Forms: tone poems, sound sculptures, kinetic paintings and the ultimate Gesamtkunstwerk. From these and other theories key topics have emerged including: - The Boundaries and Characteristics of Music and Painting. - Music and Colour. - Abstract Painting vs Figurative Painting and The Musician. The research has found colour can help the musician discover the structure of the music and highlight keynotes, intervals or link together movements of a larger work. Abstract Painting allows direct comparisons to be made to music linking line and colour with rhythm and tone. Figurative Painting allows the musician to summarise the overall character of a piece through personal association. Music becomes tangible. The presentation will look further in depth at the above 3 key topics and through examples aim to demonstrate the power of painting and music in combination. Biography: Alice Thompson has been living and studying in The Hague since September 2012. In 2012 she graduated with First Class Honours from her Bachelor of Music Performance degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. At Trinity Alice studied with Anna Noakes (flute) and Alan Baker (piccolo). She is now in the final year of her Master studies at the Royal Conservatoire under the tutelage of Thies Roorda (flute) and Dorine Schade (piccolo).

type	research exposition
keywords	music, paintin, visual art
date	01/01/2015
published	02/06/2015
last modified	02/06/2015
status	limited publication
share status	private
affiliation	Royal Conservatoire of The Hague
license	All rights reserved
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/63255/104307
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

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135934	Abstract The Painting Musician - Alice Thompson-1	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135338	Appendix 3 Questionnaire part 2	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135336	Appendix 3 Questionnaire part 1	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135334	Appendix 2 - Flute paintings	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135332	Appendix 1 guidelines	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135330	The Painting Musician by Alice Thompson- Research Paper	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
135327	The Painting Musician by Alice Thompson- Research Paper	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved
107565	The Painting Musician Full	Alice Thompson	All rights reserved

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