| Description |
x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music in society and culture
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Music in society and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Musical institutions on the home front -- The origins of wartime musical propaganda : from the written word to performing globetrotters -- Saint-Saëns Germanophilie as a propaganda prototype -- Propaganda on the concert stage : the Matinées nationales -- Creativity and compromise at the Opéra -- Music publishing and the Édition française de musique classique. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Music.
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World War (1914-1918) |
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Music. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- France.
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Music and war -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
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Music and war. |
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France -- Paris. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Music in propaganda -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
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Music in propaganda. |
| ISBN |
9781783271887 (hardback) |
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1783271884 (hardback) |
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