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

Summary/Abstract: This essay explores the complex interplay between national identity and Westernization in Romanian musical institutions during the interwar period. Beginning with the 1920 debate initiated by Muzica magazine on the foundations of a national school of composition, it traces how composers and critics negotiated the role of folklore within the framework of European symphonic traditions. The article highlights contrasting perspectives—from those emphasizing the purity of peasant music to those advocating the assimilation of Western models—and situates these discussions within broader cultural and ideological currents.

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