by Philip Claussen | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Throughout this course, we have looked at numerous topics, some of them more concretely about music, others less so. It would be easy to try and pull these subjects together through common themes – most notably nationalism, sexuality, gender, and race, the four...
by Philip Claussen | Nov 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015), Philip Claussen
In the past few decades, readings and analysis through the lens of queerness have become more and more popular in academia; the two articles discussed below, by Samuel Dorf and Christopher Moore, are perfect examples of this trend. And while both articles bring...
by Philip Claussen | Oct 23, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015), Philip Claussen
My next research paper is focused on the Concerts Pasdeloup, a musical organization/orchestra that regularly gave performances throughout the concert season that were available to a wide audience. The group is of particular interest to me for three reasons. First,...
by Philip Claussen | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The Princesse de Polignac led a well-off life in Paris in the early parts of the 20th century. She is most notable for her incredible patronage of the arts, and in particular that of music. Through cursory research, however, one will discover another notable facet of...
by Philip Claussen | Sep 16, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015), Philip Claussen
In the book In 1926: Living at the Edge of Time, Hans Gumbrecht attempts to demonstrate something that was entirely new in 1997, and is still largely unfamiliar to historians. Instead of describing an event or a person from a traditional standpoint, using words, a few...
