There is a lot of connectivity to the three topics that were covered in the papers written for this class. Not only are there clear throughlines regarding the lenses we’ve studied, such as race, class gender or sexuality, there are clear figures who act as throughlines for some musical corners of Paris at this time. […]
Something that is exciting when it comes to any research based class, is the notion of a collective knowledge forming. At this point, the connectivity between our subjects has been interesting to see. I am able to draw conclusions between sources that we’ve looked at, and have gotten to the point that every time I […]
As far as the legitimacy of these two readings goes, they are pretty informative and convincing. Moore’s Dorf’s detailing of the hidden lesbianism in Polignac’s lifestyle mirroring the hidden themes in Satie’s work is very telling of the environment these songs were composed and released in. The description of camp aesthetics as means of being […]
Composers and artists living in Paris in the 20s had a complicated relationship with black art. Based on the readings that we’ve encountered so far, it’s safe to say that the mostly white population did not love this art, but rather used this art for their gain and loved the success they saw. Bernard Gendron’s […]
A trend in musical composition that we’ve been seeing around this time in Paris is inspiration being taken from artistic mediums that are not music related. Picasso being an influential figure in art, obviously, had an effect in musical life in Paris. His work in Parade is the main focus of my research, and in […]
I really empathize with the idea that music can be influenced by different artistic mediums. Ravel and other composers all found influence in poetry, art, film and many other artistic expressions that don’t involve music, thus influencing their musical expression that much more. I also greatly empathize with the ideas that the French, national consciousness […]