ISBN:
9781783271429
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 245 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Music in society and culture
DDC:
780.9
Keywords:
Nationalism in music
;
National music History and criticism
;
Music Social aspects
;
Music Political aspects
;
Klassische Musik
;
Nationalismus
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"This book develops a comparative analysis of the relationship between Western art music, nations and nationalism. It explores the influence of emergent nations and nationalism on the development of classical music in Europe and North America and examines the distinctive themes, sounds and resonances to be found in the repertory of each of the nations. Its scope is broad, extending well beyond the period 1848-1914 when national music flourished most conspicuously. The interplay of music and nation encompasses the oratorios of Handel, the open-air music of the French Revolution and the orchestral works of Beethoven and Mendelssohn and extends into the mid-twentieth century in the music of Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Copland. The book addresses the representation of the national community, the incorporation of ethnic vernacular idioms into art music, the national homeland in music, musical adaptations of national myths and legends, the music of national commemoration and the canonisation of national music
Abstract:
Music and the national community : from monarchs to citizens -- Folk music into art music -- Music of the homeland -- Myths and memories of the nation -- The music of commemoration -- The canonization of national music -- Conclusion : nations, nationalism and classical music
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