by henry | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Paris in the 1920s has always seemed to be an exciting and rich time period to me, and I was thrilled with the chance to devote an entire semester to the study of its music. Throughout our research and discussion of the compositions, composers, impresarios, and...
by hex | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Nationalism is a major theme that stands out from all of my papers written for this class. My first paper on French pianist and pedagogue Marguerite Long addresses gender issue primarily, as Long experienced discrimination and obstacles during her promotion in Paris...
by devries | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
This semester, my papers have been centered around what seems like a random collection of topics: female composer Germaine Tailleferre, the Concerts Colonne, and Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon (its premiere and how course themes relate). Some...
by Andrew Horton | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The theme that has resonated with me most powerfully this semester is that of the different lenses through which we view history. We discussed a handful of lenses closely related to the topic of music in 1920s Paris (namely, class, race, nationality, sexuality, and...
by lamotte | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
One of the most exciting parts about class was seeing that some topics that we discuss in class I had an in-depth knowledge of. I was genuinely excited to share my learning and knowledge and contribute to the discussion. The topics that seemed to interest me the most...
by keller | Dec 2, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Over the course of this semester I have learned not to take anything at face value. There always seems to be another way to look at something, which in turn tells us something new. This was hard to understand at first because in education and school we are taught time...
