Davies. The Stieglitz Group. In early-C20, the influx of immigrants variegated the art scene. Alfred Stieglitz introduced avant- garde European art to Americans in his gallery. Stieglitz supported "art for art's sake", not for social significance. Dove is considered one of the earliest abstractionists and tried collage. Exemplary artists. Max Weber (early-C20). He combined the influences of Cézanne, Matisse, Rousseau and Cubism. He later approached Futurism. He exploited violent and kaleidoscopic effects. He was largely experimental. Georgia O'Keeffe (early-C20). She painted experimental pictures in watercolors. She married Stieglitz. She later began to isolate images, especially flowers and enlarging them. She magnified details until they lost recognizability. She then displayed severe edges, rigorous formality and austere paint surfaces, often in her landscape paintings. Later
Davies. The Stieglitz Group. In early-C20, the influx of immigrants variegated the art scene. Alfred Stieglitz introduced avant- garde European art to Americans in his gallery. Stieglitz supported "art for art's sake", not for social significance. Dove is considered one of the earliest abstractionists and tried collage. Exemplary artists. Max Weber (early-C20). He combined the influences of Cézanne, Matisse, Rousseau and Cubism. He later approached Futurism. He exploited violent and kaleidoscopic effects. He was largely experimental. Georgia O'Keeffe (early-C20). She painted experimental pictures in watercolors. She married Stieglitz. She later began to isolate images, especially flowers and enlarging them. She magnified details until they lost recognizability. She then displayed severe edges, rigorous formality and austere paint surfaces, often in her landscape paintings. Later
of the music. Rääts appreciates classical form schemes, but in his hands their contents and development are unaccountable. As a result, these miniatures do not make a real major form. The inner energy of the music is connected with a heightened dynamic level; the composer prefers to speak in a loud voice. His aim has been to portray in an individual manner the modern town dwellers and their environment. The Fourth Symphony stands out as something different.1 Manifold, even kaleidoscopic materials and jazz elements are used. The pulse in the fast movements is an axis on which all incessant modifications are based. A Trombone motif constitutes the foundation for the first movement that resembles a block built up of motifs: Example 86. The themes could be more extensive. The author seems not to be fastidious enough. The second movement (Fl solo) sounds calm and epic. 1 First performance: 25 Dec. 1959. ERSO conducted by Roman Matsov.