Musica Futurista per Orchestra
Medium
bound volume with two-color lithographic reproduction of a Boccioni drawing on the cover
Dimensions
book: 27 × 20.4 × 0.8 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/16 × 5/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
William B. O'Neal Fund
Accession Number
2014.87.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the dynamic world of Italian Futurism with *Musica Futurista Orchestra* (1912), a collaborative bound volume by painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni composer Francesco Balilla Prat. Created during the height of the Futurist movement—launched by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's 1909 manifesto—this work embodies the group's radical embrace of modernity, speed,, and technological innovation. Pratella, a pioneer in Futurist music, for "music without traditions," drawing inspiration from industrial sounds, while Boccioni, a leading figure in Futurist visual art, contributed a striking cover d...