Class session 4
Film and desire, psychoanalytic perspectives, the Tristan chord
Video Lecture 4: A crash course in harmony
NB: at 6:20 I meant to say «fundamental» frequency
Video Lecture 5: Schopenhauer and the metaphysics of music
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Video Lecture 6: Wagner, music and desire
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Bernard Herrmann Vertigo Suite, Prelude, Dream Sequence
Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde, Prelude
Stephen Fry - The Tristan Chord
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Video Lecture 7: Freud (part 1) - The interpretation of dreams
Video Lecture 8: Freud (part 2) - Beyond pleasure
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