Modernity and the Avantgarde in Romanian Music, 1920-1940
Modernity and the Avantgarde in Romanian Music, 1920-1940
Author(s): Clemansa Liliana FircaSubject(s): Cultural history, Music, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: modernity; avant-garde; Romanian music;
Summary/Abstract: Thanks to the works of George Enescu. Romanian music achieved its first breakthrough onto the European scene in the years preceding World War I. In the inter-war period the number of Romanian composers who joined modern trends, often without breaking their links with nationalism, significantly grew in number: Mihail Jora. Sabin Dragoi. Mihail Andricu. Marcel Mihalovici. among others. The music of Stravinski and Bartók produced the strongest impact on Romanian music of the 1920‘s and 1930’s.
Journal: Muzikologija
- Issue Year: 1/2001
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 105-118
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English