McINTIRE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS.
I. Art.
Art B1: History of Art: The development of architecture, sculpture,
and painting in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and modern times,
with an introduction to their elements and technique. Lectures, reports.—(B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Professor Kimball.
Art B2: Freehand Drawing: Expression of form by line and by
light and shade. Practice in drawing from the cast in pencil and in charcoal:
geometrical forms, ornament, the figure. Sketching out of doors in pencil, pen,
and wash.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Assistant Professor Makielski.
Art B3: Painting: Art B2 prerequisite.—The rendering of color and
form. Practice in painting from still life and from nature in water colors and
in oils.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 session-hours.) Assistant Professor Makielski.
Art C1: Advanced Drawing and Painting: Art B2 and B3 prerequisite.—First
and second terms: Drawing and painting from the life. Third term:
Painting landscape and architectural subjects out of doors. Assistant Professor
Makielski.
II. Architecture.
Architecture B1: Architectural Drawing; Elements of Construction
and Design: Art B1 prerequisite.—Walls, mouldings, and openings, "the orders,"
architectural rendering; perspective. Lectures and drawing.—(B.A. or
B.S. credit, 3 session-hours of electives-at-large.) Professor
Kimball and Assistant
Professor
Makielski.
Architecture B2: Architectural Design: Architecture B1 prerequisite.—
Problems in the design of simple structures and of the elements of large compositions.
Sketch problems in the planning of more complex structures. Individual
criticism and discussion, with occasional lectures. Fee, $40.[2]
(Credit, 4
session-hours for B.S. in Architecture.) Drawing, 12 hours a week. Professor
Kimball.
Architecture C1: Advanced Architectural Design: Architecture B1 and
B2 prerequisite.—Problems in the design of complex structures and ensembles.
Sketch problems in the developed treatment of elements of architecture and the
allied arts. Individual criticism and discussion, with occasional lectures. Fee,
$40.[2]
(Credit, 6 session-hours for B.S. in Architecture.) Drawing, 18 hours a
week. Professor Kimball.
Architecture C2: Principles of Professional Practice: Architecture C1
prerequisite.—Lectures and reading. (No credit value.) Hours to be arranged.
Professor Kimball.
Architectural Construction B1: The study of building construction as applied
to frame, masonry and steel structures. The student receives instruction in
the use of materials of construction by study of samples in the classroom, and,
by means of numerous sketches becomes familiar with the best methods and practices
in building. During the drafting periods each student will prepare working
drawings of a typical building. (Credit, 3 session-hours for B.S. in Architecture.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Architectural Construction B2: Architectural Construction B1 prerequisite.
—This course is a continuation of the preceding one, and further teaches the
technique of building, details, specifications, and superintendence. (Credit, 3
session-hours for B.S. in Architecture.) Assistant Professor Makielski.
Architectural Construction B3: Building Equipment: Drainage and
plumbing as applied to buildings. The heating, ventilation, lighting, and other
mechanical and electrical equipment of buildings. The lectures are supplemented
by working drawings prepared by the student. (Credit, 1 session-hour for B.S.
in Architecture.) (Second term.) Assistant Professor Makielski.
III. Music.
Music B1: Musical History and Analysis: The development of music
from antiquity to the present time with typical examples of each phase. Illustrations
and analysis of works of the epoch makers, treating of their style,
influence and historic import. The development of musical instruments and of
the orchestra. Illustrated lectures. Collateral reading.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.) Assistant Professor Swan.
Music B2: Harmony: Students taking this course are required to have a
preliminary knowledge of musical notation and scale formation. Also to have
or to acquire sufficient piano technique to play simple chord successions. Harmonic
relationships and their tendencies, the building of chords, voice progressions,
dissonances, suspensions, sequences, cadences, the pedal point and modulation.
Subsequently the introduction of simple counterpoint.—(B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.) Assistant Professor Swan.
Music C1: Strict Counterpoint and Advanced Harmony: Music B2 prerequisite,
or may be taken concurrently with C1.—Counterpoint from the First to
the Fifth Species in two, three, and four parts; combined counterpoint. Chords
of the ninth, eleventh and thirteenth, chromatically altered chords, anticipations,
figuration. Professor Fickenscher.
Music C2: Composition and Advanced Counterpoint: Music B2 and C1
prerequisite.—Construction and drill in various rythmic and melodic forms.
Their use in sections, phrases and periods. Construction of song and dance
forms; the study of these and larger forms, including the sonata form, through
the works of the masters. Exercises in counterpoint of from two to eight voice
parts, contrapuntal elaboration of chorals, invertible counterpoint. Application
of countrapuntal devices in the homophonic forms. Professor Fickenscher.
Music C3: Ensemble Course: Music B1 and B2 prerequisite. Admission
to Music C3 only to students who have acquired the requisite proficiency
on an instrument for which there is sufficient available literature.
a. Concerted playing of Chamber Music. Representative sonatas, trios, quartets,
quintets, etc., by classical and modern masters used as material for study.
(Hours to be arranged.)
b. Orchestral playing. Training in conducting, study of scores, and principles
by which conductors should be guided in the selection and performance
of orchestral works. (Pianists must study some orchestral instrument concurrently.)
c. Choral—See Choral singing. Fee, $25.
Technical Courses.—Technical training under special instructors in Pianoforte,
Organ, Violin, 'Cello, and Singing. University students may arrange for
tuition in these branches at a reduction in rates by application to Professor
Fickénscher.
Choral Singing.—One rehearsal a week. Three concerts during the Academic
year. Study of part songs and other choral works of various masters
from the Netherland School to the present day.
Orchestra.—One hour a week.
Concerts.—a. A series of six concerts by artists of international reputation
at moderate prices gives opportunity for extended musical knowledge and appreciation.
b. A series of sixteen ensemble recitals by the faculty of the Music Department
affords opportunity for intimate acquaintance with the best in musical
literature and through familiarity to become intelligent in appreciation of the
masters.
c. Three concerts by the Albemarle Choral Club.
Equipment.—The work offered re-establishes the instruction outlined in
the first curriculum of the University, 1818, the earliest proposal for instruction
in art, architecture, and music in any American university. An unrivalled background
is provided for it by the buildings and environment of Charlottesville;
the University group, with its old buildings specially designed to furnish examples
of the various orders "as specimens for the architectural lectures," its new
buildings designed by Stanford White; the works of sculpture by Houdon, Ezekiel,
Bitter, Borglum, Keck, Shrady, and Aitken; the paintings and prints presented
by Messrs. Thomas F. Ryan, John Barton Payne, John Armstrong Chaloner
and others; the concerts and exhibitions of paintings brought to the
University with part of the income of the McIntire fund. For the current work
in Art and Architecture there is generous provision of casts, books, photographs
and lantern slides. For Music, the school has two concert grand pianos for its
use in the classroom and for ensemble recitals, a double bass and kettle drums
for the use of students in the orchestra, lantern slides illustrating ancient instruments
and a comprehensive library of chamber music, orchestral scores and
parts, operas, and piano classics, as well as books of reference on musical subjects
and collateral reading. There are also available for the Music Department
a two-manual Skinner organ in Cabell Hall and a new three-manual Moeller
organ in connection with the McIntire amphitheatre.
