A composition school is a group of
composers or a
style of
composition purportedly shared by a group of composers, often from the same area or who studied in the same place. The membership of almost all groups is assigned by others and disputed. Older groups tend to be larger and are all assigned, while more contemporary groups tend to be more specific and may be self identified.
For example, the title "mighty handful" was coined by music critic Vladimir Stasov in 1867 to describe the composers also referred to as
The Five—first by Balakirev in 1870 , while the "
Boston Six" were grouped by others and may include ten members. The international members of the
Darmstadt School all attended the
Darmstädter Ferienkurse. The
Franco-Flemish School (1400–1630) is split into five generations, each of which have at least three members, while
Les Six (1920) contains six members.
See also
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Prima pratica
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Seconda pratica
References
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