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International Conference, 21-23 June 2013
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Rethinking Poulenc: 50 Years On
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Call for Papers
The 50th anniversary of Poulenc’s death provides us with a timely moment to reappraise his
contribution to music of the twentieth century. Poulenc has emerged as arguably one of the most
frequently performed French composers of the twentieth century alongside Debussy, Ravel, Fauré
and Messiaen. Yet in rejecting aspects of modernism, his musical contribution is often overlooked
or not taken seriously in narratives of twentieth-century music. In recent years, however, there
have been some notable studies and the publication of important primary sources, facilitating this
reassessment. The conference will explore Poulenc and his artistic circles, looking at his music, his
public and private networks, and his legacy. Given the recent debates about modernism, its scope
and nature, this conference provides a timely moment to draw together scholars worldwide to
discuss his enduring significance. There will be a number of performances of Poulenc works during
the conference. The event will culminate in a roundtable of leading scholars in the area.
The programme committee is open to all topics but papers would be welcome on the following
themes:
Poulenc and his contemporaries
Public and private patronage
Poulenc in performance
Poulenc , the critics and the press
Analysing Poulenc
Concert life in twentieth-century France
Ballet and opera in the twentieth-century interwar period
Poulenc’s music and its relationship to place (Paris, Noizay, Rocamadour, etc.)
Poulenc and Modernism, Neoclassicism and Surrealism
Poulenc’s secular and sacred muses
Poulenc’s anglophone connections
Poulenc’s legacy
We are grateful for the support from the Society for Music Analysis, The Royal Musical Association and the Institute for Humanities, Keele University.
Postgraduates are welcome to submit an abstract and/or to indicate their wish to participate in
postgraduate workshops. Details of the workshop element will be advertised separately. The
Society for Music Analysis is funding a number of postgraduate bursaries. Please indicate if you
wish to be considered for a postgraduate bursary. Ensure you include your institutional affiliation,
year of study and name of supervisor.
Abstracts should be 300 words in length (max). The Programme Committee invites proposals of no
more than 300 words for individual papers of 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes for questions). Proposals
should outline the topic and argument and give an indication of sources and methodologies.
Abstracts will be welcomed in either English or French. The conference languages will be English and
French.
Abstracts should be sent to:
Barbara Kelly: b.l.kelly@keele.ac.uk and Sylvie Douche: Sylvie.Douche@paris-sorbonne.fr
Deadline for abstracts: Friday 18 January 2013.
Due to the considerable interest in this conference, colleagues will be notified about their submitted abstracts by Friday 8 February.
