by wayne | Nov 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Both Dorf and Moore’s queer readings of Satie and Poulenc find that their music was informed by the lives that were carefully hidden from the public eye, claiming that the music itself contains a kind of hidden sexuality as well. Dorf looks at Satie’s...
by Alexandra Mauney | Nov 5, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Overall, I found both the articles of Dorf and Moore to be as compelling as they were shocking in their unusual analyses of the queer erotic undertones of twentieth century French music. Their angles presented me with entirely new concepts, and while I do not embrace...
by hex | Oct 26, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
As we came across it many times in class readings, my research subject Société Nationale de Musique seemed to be easy to approach. However, when I tried to look at the music society in the 20s exclusively, things started to get confusing. Société Nationale de Musique...
by hahnl | Oct 26, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
I have had a very interesting time researching The Folies-Bergere was a strange mix of things culturally. In some ways it was very scandalous and racy. The acts that were being put on seemed to be very edgy. But at the same time, many of the audience-members were...
by surom | Oct 26, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Sometimes it is easy to forget that buildings and places have character. Buntrock has a radically different character or feel than Mellby or Thorson. In my research, it has become clear that the character of a place can influence or be influenced by what happens...
