by Tim Apolloni | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Throughout this semester, we’ve encountered a lot of material. Some of it was easy to understand (Nationalism, Race) and some was harder to understand (Patronage, Sexuality/Sapphonics.) One of the techniques in discussing a piece/person was to look through...
by Tim Apolloni | Nov 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
I think Moore makes his point fairly clear, that Poulenc used camp quite extensively in his works. His argument is well-thought out, could probably be more concise, but accurately depicts his point. What I had hoped he would comment on, and what I didn’t really...
by Tim Apolloni | Oct 22, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The question here is not whether people enjoyed “Negro” culture. The essence of this post is whether there was a genuine enjoyment or a condescending one. I’m going to argue that there was a condescending and racist overtone with the enjoyment...
by Tim Apolloni | Oct 21, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
My first reaction before doing preliminary research was “two topics this should be easy.” My current reaction is “there’s so little written about either of these that writing a paper entirely on them would be near impossible.” Yea....
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...
