Darius Milhaud and the Debate on Polytonality in the French Press of the 1920s

Médicis, François de

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“…However, when discussing nationalist music in France, the influence of mainstream impressionist music and historical variables often obscures the topic. There is another musical movement that emerged shortly in the early twentieth century carrying the banner of nationalism (de Médicis 2005). This movement was led by a composition group known as Les Six.…”

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Resonating Reflections: A Critical Review of Ethnosymbolic Dynamics in Les Six’s Music Nationalism Movement

Chang,

Salleh,

Sun

2024

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Les Six and their mentors stirred a debatement of French nationalist music in the early 20th century. However, this movement faced serious criticism and mockery from various quarters and eventually fell apart amid challenges. This critical review explores the ethnosymbolic dynamics within the nationalism music movement of Les Six, and drawing upon ethnomusicological perspectives, the study examines how their compositions reflected and resonated with French national identity and cultural heritage. By analyzing primary sources, scholarly literature, and musical compositions, this article meticulously uncovers the chain reactions generated in the process of constructing national identity and cultural identity within this movement by examining the French societal backdrop, musical traditions, as well as the relationships and attitudes among relevant figures in this movement. The conclusions highlight the multifaceted nature of ethnosymbolism in their work, shedding light on the complexities of national identity construction through music.

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Resonating Reflections: A Critical Review of Ethnosymbolic Dynamics in Les Six’s Music Nationalism Movement

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Salleh,

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2024

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“…(Polytonality refers to the use of three or more keys simultaneously.) The group of composers associated with Milhaud known as 'Les Six' was especially fond of bi-and polytonality (DeVoto, 1993;Médicis, 2005;Messing, 1988).…”

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“…Finally, it should also be noted that antagonism towards bi-and polytonality is as old as the concept itself. Early criticism of bitonality was often virulent, and frequently mixed in with nationalistic and anti-Semitic rhetoric (Médicis, 2005;Messing, 1988). Schoenberg's opposition to bi-and polytonality, although especially vehement, emphasized musical and structural reasons (Schoenberg, 1923(Schoenberg, /1975(Schoenberg, , 1925(Schoenberg, /1975(Schoenberg, , 1926(Schoenberg, /1975; see especially Schoenberg's second untitled essay in Stein, 1975;Messing, 1988 mentions a number of still unpublished essays by Schoenberg that also describe polytonality negatively).…”

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Non-musicians’ and musicians’ perception of bitonality

Hamamoto

Botelho

Munger

2010

Psychology of Music

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Bitonal music is characterized by a certain, dissonant effect that had been believed to be clearly audible by everyone. However, Wolpert found that non-musicians were unable to identify bitonal versions of originally monotonal musical passages as such in a free response task. The present study replicated Wolpert’s findings, but also had participants rate song clips for likeableness, correctness and pleasantness. Bitonal music was rated lower on all dimensions independent of the individual’s level of musical training, with no difference in ratings by non-musicians and musicians. In addition, following a brief training session, non-musicians (less than one year of musical training) identified whether clips were monotonal or bitonal at equivalently high rates as the intermediate (mean 2.4 years) and expert (mean 9.2 years) musician groups.

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Enzyklopädie jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur

Diner¹

2013

Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte Und Kultur

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Darius Milhaud and the Debate on Polytonality in the French Press of the 1920s

Cited by 9 publications

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Resonating Reflections: A Critical Review of Ethnosymbolic Dynamics in Les Six’s Music Nationalism Movement

Resonating Reflections: A Critical Review of Ethnosymbolic Dynamics in Les Six’s Music Nationalism Movement

Non-musicians’ and musicians’ perception of bitonality

Enzyklopädie jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur

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