Amid profound artistic, social, and political changes, one word resurfaces and establishes itself in the musical landscape of the Third Republic: modality. However, this polysemous concept, with porous boundaries, eludes a simple definition. Sometimes perceived as a legacy of ancient or non-Western music, it becomes a true field of experimentation for composers at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

Locations  

March 26 and 28, Faculté des lettres de Sorbonne Université (17, rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris) 

March 27, Bibliothèque musicale La Grange-Fleuret (11 bis, rue du Vézelay 75008 Paris)

Link to the first edition of the colloquium (Montreal 2024): https://modalite-2024.sciencesconf.org/