Universalism and nationalism in music

Authors

  • Ernst Krenek
  • Graciela Paraskevaídis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2004.55681

Keywords:

universalism, musical americanism, eurocentrism, cultural colonialism

Abstract

Written in 1943, this is one of the first texts by an European author dealing with the subject of universalism and nationalism under the perspective of Latin American music. It critically focuses on the thesis divulged by Francisco Curt Lange about musical americanism, its departures, conditions and, eventually, results.

Author Biography

  • Ernst Krenek

    Ernst Krenek was born in Vienna in 1900 and emigrated to the United States in 1938, where he became a recognized teacher and composer, passing away in 1991. He studied composition with Franz Schreker in Vienna and Berlin, whose influences are notable in his early works such as Symphonies 1, 2, and 3. After his visit to Paris and contact with Stravinsky's music, he developed an eclectic style. His writing, influenced by jazz, is particularly notable in his operas, especially in Jonny spielt auf (1926), his greatest success. After 1930, he consistently adopted serialism in almost all his works.

References

LANGE, Francisco Curt. “Arte musical latinoamericano, raza y asimilación”, En: Boletín Latinoamericano de Música, Montevideo. año I, tomo I, abril 1935.

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Published

2004-07-01

Issue

No. 10 (2004): General Topics

Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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How to Cite

“Universalism and Nationalism in Music”. 2004. Per Musi, no. 10 (July): 49-56. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2004.55681.