Classical music in 1940s America had a cultural relevance and ubiquitousness that is hard to imagine today. No other war mobilized and instrumentalized culture in general and music in particular so totally, so consciously, and so unequivocally as World War II. Through author Annegret Fauser's in-depth, engaging, and encompassing discussion in context of this unique period in American history, Sounds of War brings to life the people and institutions that created, performed, and listened to this music.
Classical music in 1940s America had a cultural relevance and ubiquitousness that is hard to imagine today. No other war mobilized and instrumentalized culture in general and music in particular so totally, so consciously, and so unequivocally as World War II. Through author Annegret Fauser's in-depth, engaging, and encompassing discussion in context of this unique period in American history, Sounds of War brings to life the people and institutions that created, performed, and listened to this music.
Annegret Fauser is Professor of Music and Adjunct Professor of Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She is author of Musical Encounters at the 1889 Paris World's Fair (University of Rochester Press, 2005), and co-editor of Music, Theater and Cultural Transfer: Paris 1813-1914 (University of Chicago Press, 2009)
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: "We, as Musicians, are Soldiers, too..." Musicians in Uniform Performing for Victory Composition in the War Effort Cultural Mediators and Educators Chapter 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 Chapter 3: "I Hear America Singing..." Sounds of a Usable Past Salutes to American Folk Song Voicing Opera in America Chapter 4: "The Great Invasion" Exile Experiences French Connections, Czech Identities Refugees from Axis Nations Chapter 5: "Hail Muse Americana!" Commemoration and Patriotic Celebration Celebrating the American Way New World Symphonies Works Cited
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: "We, as Musicians, are Soldiers, too..." Musicians in Uniform Performing for Victory Composition in the War Effort Cultural Mediators and Educators Chapter 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 Chapter 3: "I Hear America Singing..." Sounds of a Usable Past Salutes to American Folk Song Voicing Opera in America Chapter 4: "The Great Invasion" Exile Experiences French Connections, Czech Identities Refugees from Axis Nations Chapter 5: "Hail Muse Americana!" Commemoration and Patriotic Celebration Celebrating the American Way New World Symphonies Works Cited
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