UID:
almahu_9949546452002882
Format:
1 online resource (224 p.) :
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8 color illus.
ISBN:
9780300265477
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9783110993899
Content:
A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past century This book offers a major reassessment of classical music in the twentieth century. John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Probing why so few works have been added to the canon since 1930, Mauceri examines the trajectories of great composers who, following World War I, created voices that were unique and versatile, but superficially simpler. He contends that the fate of composers during World War II is inextricably linked to the political goals of their respective governments, resulting in the silencing of experimental music in Germany, Italy, and Russia; the exodus of composers to America; and the sudden return of experimental music-what he calls "the institutional avant-garde"-as the lingua franca of classical music in the West during the Cold War.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. A View from 30,000 Feet --
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2. Brahms and Wagner: The Twilight of Two Gods --
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3. Stravinsky and Schoenberg: Overtures to the Great War --
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4. The Lure of Chaos --
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5. Hitler, Wagner, and the Poison from Within --
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6. Stalin and Mussolini Make Music --
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7. The Miracle of a Second Exodus --
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8. A New War, an Old Avant-Garde --
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9. A Cold War Defines Contemporary Music --
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10. Creating History and Erasing History --
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11. Of War and Loss --
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12. A Century Ends --
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Appendix: A Personal Diary --
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Notes --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993752
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110993738
In:
Yale University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110749779
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300233704
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.12987/9780300265477
URL:
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300265477?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780300265477
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Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300265477?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780300265477
