by harikian | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
This class improved my research skills drastically in many ways. It taught me not to just search directly for the topic I am researching, but to find as much information as possible, even if it doesn’t directly pertain to my topic. Specifically, I wrote about...
by harikian | Nov 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
I was very skeptical when we first read the Wood and Dorf articles for last Thursday’s class. To me, they seemed to be an attempt to impose a relevant topic from today onto material that had nothing to do with it. I am often torn with how much of a...
by harikian | Oct 23, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The Casino de Paris is a beautiful music hall located in the northern half of Paris. The hall opened in 1890 and was extremely popular from the start. In fact, the hall is still open and is a major location for many big acts in Paris today (Of Monsters and Men and...
by harikian | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Upon first reading about “Negrophilia”, I didn’t find it particularly problematic. If anything, it seemed to me that the French were embracing African culture, a refreshing idea given the racism happening in US and other areas on Europe....
by harikian | Sep 28, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Marcelle Meyer (1897-1958) is a French pianist who studied at the Paris Conservatoire. She is known primarily for her association with Les Six and had quite a successful career performing throughout Europe.1 I’ll admit it – I signed up for Marcelle Meyer...
