Music 2711F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: La Création Du Monde, Darius Milhaud, Germaine Tailleferre
13 Oct 2016
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Think of- looking to the past into modern lands, how is it used. A revival/ imitation of styles, genres, and forms of pre-romantic eras, especially the baroque and classical eras. Modern experimentation combined with familiar elements from the past melodical shape. Harmonic language usually modified from past usage they still use tonality often mix extended tonality. Result:works often sound like parodies/distortions of earlier music humors and irony. Louis durney, arthur honegger, darius milhaud, dermaine tailleferre, francis poulenc, and georges auric. Rejected both impressionism and expressionism group supported french writer, believe strength tonality, influence and inspiration, in this essay antiromantic toward popular art. Also baroque freatures and orchestration concert champetre(pastoral concerto 1928)- evokes spirit of rameau and. La creation du monde (the creation of the world)(1924)- sax solo with vibrato. Germaine tailleferre, concertino for harp and orchestra (1927) Strong sense of tonic but no clear tonic-dominant polarity. 1st allegretto- sonata form and cadenza, strong sense of tonic.
