Sounds of war : music in the United States during World War II /

Whether as an instrument of propaganda or as a form of entertainment, classical music had a cultural relevance and a ubiquity in the war effort that are hard to imagine today. Exploring an abundance of sources ranging from government archives to the correspondence of musicians, this book traces how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fauser, Annegret (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
1900-1999
Music > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Music > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Music and state > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Music and the war.
Musique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Musique > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Musique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Musique et guerre.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
Music and state
Music and war
Music > Political aspects
Music > Social aspects
Musik
Weltkrieg
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. "We, as musicians, are soldiers, too ... ". Musicians in uniform ; Performing for victory ; Composition in the war effort ; Cultural mediators and educators
  • 2. "Shaping music for total war". Music in the service of propaganda: the Office of War Information ; Crossing borders: music, diplomacy, and the State Department ; The singing army: uplift and education for a nation ; Music therapy and the "reconditioning" of soldiers
  • 3. "I hear America singing ... ". Sounds of a usable past ; Salutes to American folk song ; Voicing opera in America
  • 4. "The great invasion". Living in exile ; French connections, Czech identities ; Refugees from axis nations
  • 5. "Hail muse Americana!". Commemoration and patriotic celebration ; Celebrating the American way ; New world symphonies.

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