Music in Art through the Ages was originally published as fifty essays in BBC Music Magazine. Tom Phillips contributes an introduction in which he describes musical themes, instruments, portraits of musicians, music lessons, musical scores, and abstract compositions. Analyzing specific works of art and relating them to musical history, Phillips presents a lively and informative insight into the two important aspects of his own creative life. He writes, Art is in love with music. I trust it has everywhere been apparent that I am in love with them both." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This series of essays is Phillips' project that is based on music in art through the ages. For this issue, the painting is by Arnold Schoenberg -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This series of essays is Phillips' project that is based on music in art through the ages. For this issue, the paintings are by Hans Holbein and Harmen Steenwyck. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This series of essays is Phillips' project that is based on music in art through the ages. For this issue, the paintings are by Jean-Baptiste Chardin and Georges Braque. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This series of essays is Phillips' project that is based on music in art through the ages. For this issue, the paintings are by Gil Kane and Albert Pinkham Ryder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This series of essays is Phillips' project that is based on music in art through the ages. For this issue, the paintings are by Philippe Mercier and Johann Zoffany. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Phillips' painting 'Oh, those reds 1969-1973 is reproduced in b&w on page18; it is held by the Sackner Archive who purchased it from Hansjorg and Mimi Mayer. Exhibition catalogue. 28 p. 61 ill. (4 color), including photo of the artist. Catalogue of 72 paintings and collages, with commentary by the artist. Introduction by John Russell; biographical notes; exhibitions; musical performances; collections; bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Oneof the themes of this exhibition was African art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue features documents of the avant-garde. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This nude seems to be inspired by Ingres Grand Odalisque. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The two paintings are mounted within a single frame. The top painting consists of colored stripes. The stenciled text of the bottom painting mentions chance and "fine and ingenious concordant terminal greys." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in the print consist of a drawing of the wine chateaux in the center bordered by four Humument fragments of images of vines with texts that read, "o autumn o red chateau wine; crossing time in a bottle; true companions, the grape, and art; a label for a bottle of art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in the print consist of a drawing of the wine chateaux in the center bordered by four Humument fragments of images of vines with texts that read, "the light in bottles emphasized a dream; glasses of music; o red wine of the luxuries of happy retrogression deep deep; true companions, the grape, and art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in the print consist of a drawing of the wine chateaux in the center bordered by four Humument fragments of images of vines with texts that read, "o autumn o red chateau art; crossing time in a bottle; o red wine of the luxuries of happy retrogression deep deep; true companions, the grape, and art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in the print consist of a drawing of the wine chateaux in the center bordered by four Humument fragments of images of vines with texts that read, "o autumn red chateau art; this light in bottles emphasized a dream; true companions, the grape and art; o red wine of the luxuries of happy retrogression deep deep." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in the print consist of a drawing of the wine chateaux in the center bordered by four Humument fragments of images of vines with texts that read, "o autumn o red chateau art; chief in the world Our bottles of velvet; o red wine of the luxuries of happy retrogression deep deep; a label for a bottle of art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.