{"product_id":"music-in-world-war-ii-9780253050267","title":"Music in World War II","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can music withstand the death and destruction brought on by war? Global conflicts of the 20th century fundamentally transformed not only national boundaries, power relations, and global economies, but also the arts and culture of every nation involved. An important, unacknowledged aspect of these conflicts is that they have unique musical soundtracks. Music in World War II explores how music and sound took on radically different dimensions in the United States and Europe before, during, and after World War II. Additionally, the collection examines the impact of radio and film as the disseminators of the war's musical soundtrack. Contributors contend that the European and American soundtrack of World War II was largely one of escapism rather than the lofty, solemn, heroic, and celebratory mode of war music in the past. Furthermore, they explore the variety of experiences of populations forced from their homes and interned in civilian and POW camps in Europe and the United States, ex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newly published Indiana University Press book, \u003ci\u003eMusic in World War II: Coping with Wartime in Europe and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, has enlarged my understanding of how music became a tool of war for allies and adversaries alike, as opponents became allies and allies became opponents in a shifting landscape of diplomacy. Music as propaganda wasn't on my radar as a child. . . . The editors designed a book to show a broad base of music's power to shape citizens and soldiers in wartime. They chose essayists whose imperative brings us into the moments of real people in a world of divisiveness. In my childhood household I was instructed, \"We are fighting for ideals, for 'liberty and justice for all.' When the war is over and we are winners we have work to do to make America a safe place for everyone. Always make something better for everyone.\" A powerful charge for a little kid.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rita Kohn * Nuvo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic in World War II\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that is really worth reading not only because it is a true page-turner and the stories are unique and fascinating, but also because it truly adds to our knowledge of World War II events from a perspective that is even wider than just music.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alexandros Charkiolakis - The Friends of Music Society * Music Reference Services Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003ePreface \/ Roberta Montemorra Marvin\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Music and Global War in the Short Twentieth Century \/ Pamela M. Potter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: On the Airwaves and the Screen\u003cbr\u003e1. Sandy Calling: Forging an Intimate Wartime Public at the BBC Theater Organ \/ Christina L. Baade\u003cbr\u003e2. \"Alien\" Classical Musicians and the BBC, 1939 – 1945 \/ Tony Stoller\u003cbr\u003e3. Musical \"Diplomacy\" in American and Soviet World War II Films of the 1940s \/ Peter Kupfer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Opera, Theater Stage, and Concerts\u003cbr\u003e4. The Metropolitan Opera House and the \"War of Ideologies\": The Politics of Opera Publicity in Wartime \/ Christopher Lynch\u003cbr\u003e5. Broadway Goes to War \/ Tim Carter\u003cbr\u003e6. Throwing Some Light on the Dunkelkonzerte: Towards a New Image of Concert Life in Vienna, 1939-1944 \/ Nicholas Attfield\u003cbr\u003e7. Before the End of Time: General Huntziger's Centre Musical et Théâtral \/ Christopher Brent Murray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: National Imaginaries\u003cbr\u003e8. Swing in the Protectorate: Czech Popular Music under the Nazi Occupation, 1938-1945 \/ Brian S. Locke\u003cbr\u003e9. A Musical Reedeucation: Music-making in America's German POW Camps and the Intellectual Diversion Program \/ Kelsey Kramer McGinnis\u003cbr\u003e10. Bunkers, Cellars, and Acoustic Memory: Sonic Experiences of War and Surrender in Nazi Germany \/ Abby Anderton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword: Trans\/national Soundscapes in World War II \/ Annegret Fauser\u003cbr\u003eSelected Works\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400602919255,"sku":"9780253050267","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253050267.jpg?v=1730471081","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-in-world-war-ii-9780253050267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}