Music and Ultra-Modernism in France: A Fragile Consensus, 1913-1939

by Barbara L. Kelly

Exploring the ideas of consensus, resistance and rupture, this book contributes an important and nuanced reflection to the current debate on modernism in music.

Music and Ultra-Modernism in France examines the priorities of three generational groupings: the pre-war Soci t Musicale Ind pendente of Ravel and his circle, Les Six in the 1920s and Jeune France in 1936. Exploring the ideas of consensus, resistance and rupture, the book contributes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843838109
• ISBN13: 9781843838104
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"