by Katharina Biermann | May 26, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
As a relatively casual musician, I admit I had some personal reservations going into this research project. I certainly would not consider myself an expert on the music of 1920’s Paris. However, it would seem that I find myself in good company, each member of...
by Louis Epstein | May 26, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
On this first day of CURI research, I’m . . . in London. In my defense, I’m here to present a paper on the 1924 Soirées de Paris season, which means I’m thinking about (and soliciting feedback on) the topic of our summer-long project. I’m also...
by Louis Epstein | May 14, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Premieres, innovations, and influential revivals jump off the pages of musicological scholarship, contributing to a historical narrative that emphasizes progress and the new even when the overwhelming majority of historical evidence suggests that...
