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FINE ARTS
FINE ARTS
FACULTY: Associate Professors: Michael E. DeSanctis, Sister Lucille De Stefano, SSJ, Annmarie
George, Instructor: Bruce Morton Wright.
Aims and Objectives:
American education at all levels is giving increasing recognition to the
importance of Art and Music in the educational process. As technology makes more
and more leisure time available to people, it is imperative that they be
prepared to use this time in a way that truly enriches them; for leisure, if not
used constructively for personal growth and enrichment, can become enervating
rather than re-creative. Throughout history it has been acknowledged that
communion with works of art and music has promoted such personal growth.
Each historical period has its own formal language, called style, by which the
artists or composer expresses himself. Courses in Art History are designed to
help the student comprehend the various period styles — including those of today
— in architecture, sculpture, painting and the so-called minor arts, in a
personally satisfying way. Courses in Music provide similar opportunities for
growth through that medium. In all course the works of art and music are set
against the social and cultural background of their time.
It is commonplace to say that the professional person must be a person of
culture, not merely a technician. Art and music form an integral part of the
western culture which shapes our lives. Moreover, career opportunities in
musicology, art history, museum curator ships and similar professions are
beckoning more and more men and women who specialize in the knowledge to which
the Fine Arts Program provides an introduction.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
Art
FINA 221: Renaissance Art
The arts of the so-called “rebirth” of western culture, from the International
Style of ca. 1400 A.D. and “Late Gothic” style in Northern Europe, through the
early and high Renaissance in Italy and their spread northward.
3 credits
FINA 224: Baroque Art
The development of art and architecture from the change in style ca. 1520 known
as Mannerism, through the Baroque and Rococo phases in Mediterranean and
Northern Europe.
3 credits
FINA 232: Erie Architecture
A close-up study of the built environment in Erie, Pennsylvania. The course
examines the various ways in which architecture shapes the places, in which Erie
residents live, work, pray, and recreate. Class sessions are almost entirely
outside the classroom and will include tours of important buildings and local
architectural firms.
3 credits
FINA 235: Christian Art and Architecture
A broad survey of the various ways in which Christian faith has been expressed
in the pictorial and building arts. Special attention is devoted to the
evolution of the Christian place of worship, from the earliest house-church and
basilica settings to the high-tech, televangelization centers of today.
3 credits
FINA 281: Problems in Contemporary Art and Architecture
The role of modern art criticism, the desacralization of modern art, and the
demise of the art object. One seminar meeting per week.
3 credits
FINA 282: Modern Art
A survey of the leading movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture
during the 19th and 20 centuries.
3 credits
FINA 284: American Art
The development of American painting, sculpture and architecture from their
provincial status in colonial times to their preeminence on the world scene
after World War II.
3 credits
FINA 390: American Architecture
A broad survey of the American architectural tradition. The entire range of
American building practices is examined, from the earliest colonial experiments
to the latest Postmodern skyscrapers.
3 credits
FINA 391-394: Special Topics in Art History/Theory
1-3 credits
FINA 395-99: Independent Study
1-3 credits
FINA 400: Senior Seminar
3 credits
Music
MUSC 111 and 112: Piano 1 & 2
Private study of piano with one weekly lesson and a minimum of four hours practice weekly. Includes basic music fundamentals together with the development of piano keyboard techniques. Pass/Fail.
1 credit
MUSC 100-105: Mixed Chorus 1-6
Reading, rehearsal and performance of sacred and secular choral literature. Open to all qualified students. One hour rehearsal weekly. May be taken on a non-credit basis.
1 credit
MUSC 113: Piano 3
Continued private study of piano with one weekly lesson and a minimum of four hours of practice weekly. Includes intermediate music theory with the further development of piano keyboard techniques.
1 credit
MUSC 115-180: Instrumental Ensemble 1-8
Opportunity for students with instrumental background to perform in small ensembles (string, wind, etc.)
1 credit
MUSC 200-208: Band 1-9
Opportunity for qualified students to perform in the Concert Band. Two-hour rehearsal weekly with performances at the end of each semester. May be taken on a non-credit basis.
1 credit
MUSC 231: Beethoven and His Influence
The music of the Classical Era, centering on the personality and works of Beethoven. Several of the artist’s compositions are studied in depth, with special emphasis on the socio-political context of their creation and the influence of musical antecedents.
3 credits
MUSC 238: Expansive Sounds of the 19th Century
A course treating the various sounds developed by the Romantic composers and
their social/psychological effects. Topics include the works of contemporaneous
composers and artists, the influence of the Industrial Revolution, the expansion
of the musical audience, and the “spontaneous overflow” of music in 19th-century
society.
3 credits
MUSC 246: The Music of Our Century
A study of the music of our time and the forces shaping it, especially
technology, the intellectual climate of the 20th century, and relations between
humanity and its environment. In addition to art music, popular and experi-music
and their role in our society will be examined.
3 credits
MUSC 250: The Psychology of Music
An exploration of the impact of music on the human psyche and reasons for our
responses to various types of musical stimuli. Such areas in music as
consonance/dissonance, rhythmic patterns, volume and density, melodic and
harmonic structure will be examined in detail.
3 credits
MUSC 251: Music in Advertising and Marketing
Explores the contribution of music to modern advertising and marketing. The
course devotes particular attention to the relationship between audio and visual
effects in radio and television advertising. Rhythmic patterns, voice timbre,
consonance/dissonance, and melodic devices will be examined.
3 credits
MUSC 252: Music in the Theatre
Examines the role of music as an inherent element of drama. The course surveys
various forms of musical and dramatic expression and their application in
theatrical productions. Prerequisite: Theatre/H5 111
3 credits
MUSC 390-394: Special Topics in Music
1-3 credit
MUSC 395-399: Independent Study
1-3 credits
MUSC 400: Senior Seminar
3 credits
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