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French popular songs from 1870 to 1940 dynamically epitomize anguished eras of upheaval. Boldly advancing views on societal, political, economic, racial, and gender issues, these charming, alluring tunes express an expectation of life as tragedy. "Parlez-moi d'amour: Themes in French Popular Song from the Commune to World War II" by Benjamin Ivry, a biographer and cultural reporter, focuses on the songs themselves in performance as preserved o...

English music hall songs, often comic in essence, were omnipresent in the United Kingdom from around 1850 until after 1918. Reflecting societal, political, racial, and gender attitudes, these concentrated communications reflected their historical moment. Sighing for the Silvery Moon: English Music Hall Songs Reexamined by Benjamin Ivry, a biographer and cultural reporter, focuses on the songs themselves in performance as preserved on early rec...

Discusses the work of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) in the context of his colourful personal life and turbulent times