MHST 375 La Jeune France-Music in France 1870-1950
This course traces the developments in French music from the renaissance of the 1870s to the serial revolution of the 1950s. Representative composers include Fauré, Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Poulenc, Messiaen, and Boulez. The foundation of the Société Nationale de Musique, the Paris Universal Exhibitions, WWI and WWII are studied as catalysts for aesthetic developments in French culture. Course requirements include weekly reading and listening assignments, a program note, a research paper and 3 exams.