Schropp, Jeremy2012-03-282012-03-282011-12https://hdl.handle.net/1794/121051 score (x, 113 p.)The implementation of an informed cross-relationship between two independent art forms has often been a source of inspiration for artists throughout the millennia. However, in the late 19th century, both Russian and French thinkers and artists began to build upon this notion by creatively considering the intermingling of sensory experiences as well. The resulting artwork from this temporally specific era was described as being "Symbolist," referencing both the intermedial and multi-sensory processes involved and/or considered in creating the respective work. My personal penchant to explore this artistic approach has resulted in a symphony that was inspired by, and intimately considers, five individual pieces of French "Symbolist" art, poetry, and sculpture. Each movement specifically focuses upon one of the five human senses. The respective works are: the sculpture "Le baiser" by Auguste Rodin (touch), "Parfum exotique" from Les fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire (smell), "Tristesse d'été" by Stèphane Mallarmé (taste) as published in Du parnasse contemporain, the painting "Hina tefatou" by Paul Gauguin (sight/insight), and "Chanson d'automne" from Poèmes saturniens by Paul Verlaine (hearing/listening).en-USrights_reservedFine artsCommunication and the artsContemporaryFranceModernOrchestraSymbolismSymphonies -- Scores and partsRodin, Auguste, 1840-1917 -- Musical settingsBaudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867 -- Musical settingsMallarme, Stephane, 1842-1898 -- Musical settingsGauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 -- Musical settingsVerlaine, Paul, 1844-1896 -- Musical settingsThesis