Glissando și sforzando: despre muzici clasice românești ale secolului XX
Glissando and Sforzando: On Romanian Classical Music of the 20th Century

Summary/Abstract: This chapter examines the tensions between national identity and Westernization in Romanian classical music during the interwar period, focusing on the institutional and ideological transformations that shaped the emergence of modern Romanian musical culture. Starting from the 1920 debate initiated by the journal Muzica on the future of Romanian music and the role of folk traditions in the development of a “higher” musical genre, the chapter explores competing perspectives on the relationship between folklore, national specificity, and symphonic modernity. Particular attention is given to the ways in which composers and musicologists negotiated the influence of German and French musical traditions while seeking to articulate a distinct Romanian musical language.

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