Performing propaganda : musical life and culture in Paris, 1914-1918 /
This book looks at musical life in Paris between 1914 and 1918. It examines how Western art music became a central part of the home-front war effort, employed by both musicians and government as a powerful tool of propaganda. Drawing on a diverse range of archival material, the book explores how var...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York :
Boydell Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Music in society and culture.
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| Summary: | This book looks at musical life in Paris between 1914 and 1918. It examines how Western art music became a central part of the home-front war effort, employed by both musicians and government as a powerful tool of propaganda. Drawing on a diverse range of archival material, the book explores how various facets of French musical life served, in very different ways, as propaganda. In short, it explores why music mattered during a period of prolonged conflict, whether as emotional catalyst, weapon or tool. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783271887 1783271884 |