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Author Bomberger, E. Douglas, 1958- author.

Title Making music American : 1917 and the transformation of culture / E. Douglas Bomberger.

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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  780.973 BOM    Check Shelf
Description xv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Prologue-New Year's Eve 1916 -- The old order-January 1917 -- Anxiety-February 1917 -- Noise-March 1917 -- Explosions-April 1917 -- Middle America-May 1917 -- Winding up-June 1917 -- Summer-July-August 1917 -- Anticipation-September 1917 -- Preparation-October 1917 -- Implosions-November 1917 -- Fallout-December 1917 -- Epilogue-New Year's Day 1918.
Summary "The year 1917 was unlike any other in American history, or in the history of American music. The United States entered World War I, jazz burst onto the national scene, and the German musicians who dominated classical music were forced from the stage. As the year progressed, New Orleans natives Nick LaRocca and Freddie Keppard popularized the new genre of jazz, a style that suited the frantic mood of the era. African-American band leader James Reese Europe accepted the challenge of making the band of the Fifteenth New York Infantry into the best military band in the country. Orchestral conductors Walter Damrosch and Karl Muck met the public demand for classical music while also responding to new calls for patriotic music. Violinist Fritz Kreisler, pianist Olga Samaroff, and contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink gave American audiences the best of Old-World musical traditions while walking a tightrope of suspicion because of their German sympathies. Before the end of the year, the careers of these eight musicians would be upended, and music in America would never be the same. Making Music American recounts the musical events of this tumultuous year month by month from New Year's Eve 1916 to New Year's Day 1918. As the story unfolds, the lives of these eight musicians intersect in surprising ways, illuminating the transformation of American attitudes toward music both European and American. In this unsettled time, no one was safe from suspicion, but America's passion for music made the rewards high for those who could balance musical skill with diplomatic savvy."--Publisher's description.
Subject World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Music and the war.
Nineteen seventeen, A.D.
Music. (OCoLC)fst01030269
Music and war. (OCoLC)fst01030492
Nineteen seventeen, A.D. (OCoLC)fst01037811
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
Jazz. (DE-588)4028532-7
Klassische Musik. (DE-588)4164043-3
Militärmusik. (DE-588)4039344-6
Musikleben. (DE-588)4075128-4
Unterhaltungsmusik. (DE-588)4061916-3
United States. (DE-588)4078704-7
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN 9780190872311 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper)
0190872314 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper)
9780190872335 (epub)
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