Musical encounters at the 1889 Paris World's Fair /

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The 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris has become famous as a turning point in the history of French music, and modern music generally. For the first time, Debussy and his fellow composers could be inspired by Javanese gamelan music, while the Russian concerts conducted by Rimsky-Korsakov brought...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fauser, Annegret
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, ©2005.
Series:Eastman studies in music ; v. 32.
Subjects:
Paris / Weltausstellung <1889>
Exposition universelle de 1889 > (Paris, France)
Exposition universelle de 1889
1800-1899
Music > France > 19th century > History and criticism.
Music > Social aspects > France.
Music.
Music
Musique > France > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Aspect social > France.
Musique.
music (discipline)
MUSIC / History & Criticism
Music > Social aspects
Musikleben
Musik
Muziek.
Muziekleven.
Sociale aspecten.
France
Parijs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the soundscape of the 1889 Exposition universelle
  • Exhibiting music at the Exposition universelle
  • Opera, ballet, and the politics of French identity
  • The Republic's muse : Augusta Holmès's Ode triomphale
  • French encounters with the Far East
  • Belly dancers, gypsies, and French peasants
  • The marvels of technology.

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