by lamotte | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Mary E Davis’ Ballets Russes Style: Diaghilev’s Dancers and Paris Fashion gives some insight into the stylistic goals of Gabrielle (Coco) Bonheur Chanel. 1 Chanel’s style catered to wealthier women in the coastal resorts near the town of Deauville....
by lemon | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
This is Francis Poulenc; In addition to being one of the most famous 20th century composers, Poulenc was alive as the age of the celebrity was beginning to dawn. Interviews were documented and saved, letters and correspondences were saved, and people had an urge to...
by larsond | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Nadia Boulanger has been championed as one of the 20th centuries foremost composition teachers. Her life has been documented, analyzed, idolized, and chronicled. However, no amount of scholarship can capture the whole essence of Nadia Boulanger. Her inner most...
by Stella Li | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
A production of PBS award-winning bibliography series “American Masters”, “Aaron Copland: A Self-Portrait” (1986) 1 introduces a chronological panorama of Aaron Copland’s life as a great composer, conductor, teacher and human being. An...
by Tim Apolloni | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
To make the big leagues like Virgil Thomson would be every composer/critic’s dream. His music was world renown as well as his critiques reaching vast audiences. His approval could propel a young artist into stardom, such as Phillip Glass, and people would accept...
