Opera and ideology in Prague /

This study presents a history and analysis of the Prague musical community from 1900 until the end of democracy in 1938. 'Opera and Ideology in Prague' not only narrates the fascinating history of a local musical community but also reveals much about music and culture in Europe. The fin-de...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Locke, Brian S., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2006.
Series:Eastman studies in music.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Opera > Czech Republic > Prague > 20th century.
Music > Political aspects > Czech Republic > History > 20th century.
Music > Political aspects > Czech Republic > 20th century.
Opéra > République tchèque > Prague > 20e siècle.
Musique > Aspect politique > République tchèque > 20e siècle.
Musique > Aspect politique > République tchèque > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
MUSIC > General.
Music > Political aspects.
Opera.
Czech Republic.
Czech Republic > Prague.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : nationalism, modernism, and the social responsibility of art in Prague
  • Smetana, Hostinský, and the aesthetic debates of the nineteenth century
  • Legacies, ideologies, and responsibilities : the polemics of the pre-independence years (1900-1918)
  • "Archetypes who live, rejoice, and suffer" : Czech opera in the fin de siècle
  • The pathology of the new society : debates in the early years of the First Republic (1918-24)
  • Infinite melody, ruthless polyphony : Czech modernism in the early Republic
  • "A crisis of modern music or audience?" : changing attitudes to cultural and stylistic pluralism (1925-30)
  • "I have rent my soul in two" : divergent directions for Czech opera in the late 1920s
  • Heaven on earth : socialism, jazz, and a new aesthetic focus (1930-38)
  • "A sad optimism, the happiness of the resigned" : extremes of operatic expression in the 1930s
  • The ideological debates of Prague within a European context.

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