by perkin1 | Jun 16, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
You know you’re a real researcher when you learn how to use a microfilm reader. Reading and scanning documents minimized onto a tiny roll of film -who knew research could feel so retro and exciting? Our first foray into the world of microfilm was here at St....
by lacy1 | Jun 16, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Madame la Dauphine ne verra pas le beau film qu’on y a fait tirer les vers du nez car on l’a menée en terre avec son premier né en terre et à Nanterre où elle est interrée. -Le Bal Masquée Le bal masqué: Préambule et Air de Bravoure by Francis Poulenc...
by emmanu1 | Jun 15, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
«La mode n’existe pas seulement dans les robes. La mode est dans l’air, c’est le vent qui l’apporte, on la pressent, on la respire, elle est au ciel et sur le macadam, elle est partout, elle tient aux idées, aux mœurs, aux événements…» (Coco Chanel) As Coco Chanel,...
by perkin1 | Jun 15, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
In 1920s Paris, nightlife was inseparable from the social, financial, and artistic life of the city. In the early 20s, Milhaud himself loved spending his weekend-nights entertaining, gallivanting around town, and frequenting nightclubs with his fellow artists. 1 Bar...
by Siriana | Jun 15, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Composer. Organist. Pedagogue. Nadia Boulanger is widely regarded as one of the most influential music teacher’s of the 20th century. Her teaching position at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau helped mold a new generation of American composers,...
by lacy1 | Jun 15, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
In Alex Ross’s book The Rest is Noise, he paints a fascinating picture of the musical life of the twentieth century. He interweaves detailed descriptions of composers, patrons, venues, and music theory to explore what the twentieth century might have...
