Title: French cultural politics & music
First published: December 17, 1998
Description: This book draws upon both musicology and cultural history to argue that French musical meanings and values from 1898 to 1914 are best explained not in terms of contemporary artistic movements but of the political culture.

Perhaps most importantly, this book fully explores the widespread influence of politicized musical culture on such composers as d'Indy, Charpentier, Magnard, Debussy, and Satie. By viewing this fertile cultural milieu of clashing sociopolitical convictions against the broader background of aesthetic rivalry and opposition, this work addresses the changing notions of "tradition" in music - and of modernism itself.
Subjects: History, History and criticism, Music, Philosophy and aesthetics, Social aspects, Social aspects of Music, Histoire, Aspect social, Histoire et critique, Philosophie et esthétique, Musique, Music, french, Music, history and criticism, 20th century, Music, history and criticism, 19th century, Music, social aspects, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Music and society
Places: France
Time periods: 19th century, 20th century
LC classification: ML270.5 .F85 1999