MHST 362 - The Group of Six: Modernity, Marketing, and Cultural Revolution

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3
Attribute: DDHU

In 1920, a French music critc baptized six young musicians - Poulenc, Milhaud, Honegger, Auric, Tailleferre, and Durey - as “les six francais.” The moniker quickly spread through the national and international press, and the “Group of Six” became standard-bearers for French modernity. This baptism was controversial, however, and even the composers themselves refused to think of themselves as a coherent group. This course examines the “Group of Six” as part of a cultural revolution that errupted in France during and after World War I. The “Group of Six” is also studied as a concept that has become firmly implanted in music history, regardless of the fact that such a group may never have actually existed.
Instructor: C. Roust
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One 200- level Music History course, or the consent of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit: 30