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The war on music : reclaiming the twentieth century / John Mauceri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mauceri, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--20th century--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past century.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A view from 30,000 feet
- Brahms and Wagner : the twilight of two gods
- Stravinsky and Schoenberg : overtures to the Great War
- The lure of chaos
- Hitler, Wagner, and the poison from within
- Stalin and Mussolini make music
- The miracle of a second exodus
- A new war, an old avant-garde
- A Cold War defines contemporary music
- Creating history and erasing history
- Of war and loss
- A century ends
- Appendix : A personal diary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-26547-6
- OCLC:
- 1302011652
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