In the course of my research on Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, an idea came into my head that I should have considered before but never really needed to. How do we critique or write about ballet? It seems like nothing in academia can really train you from this apart from gaining personal experience in the matter. I […]
Sergei Prokofiev, a white male Russian composer, who fit the demographic for many composers of the time, made notable contributions to French music in the early 20th century. Although Prokofiev was a Russian composer, his music was received well through the establishment of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. An example of Prokofiev providing insight on how […]