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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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.