Question

In 35 words or fewer, explain which theme, region, and period a historian would focus on to learn about Parisian music 100 years ago.

Answer 1

Answer: The genre of popular music fits the cultural topic. Given that Paris is a city in Europe, the continent would be Europe. It might have been in the early 20th century.

Answer 2

In the late 1880s - 1890s, a new trend arose in France, which became widespread at the beginning of the 20th century - impressionism. Musical impressionism revived certain national traditions - the desire for concreteness, programmatism, sophistication of style, and transparency of texture. After World War I, French art showed tendencies to deny German influence, the desire for novelty and, at the same time, for simplicity. At this time, under the influence of composer Eric Satie and critic Jean Cocteau, a creative association was formed, called the French Six, whose members opposed themselves not only to Wagnerianism, but also to the impressionist “vagueness.”

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