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This book places the radicalization of art music in early post-war France in its broader socio-cultural and political context. It pursues two general and intersecting lines of inquiry. The first details the stances towards musical conservatism and innovation adopted by cultural strategists representing Western and Soviet ideological interests at the onset of the Cold War. The second, which draws upon the commentaries of Theodor Adorno and Jean-Paul Sartre, recognizes that the Cold War generated a heightened political awareness amongst French musicians at the very time when the social relevance of avant-garde music had become the subject of widespread debate. The study considers the implications of the performance at L'Oeuvre du XXe si

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Music and Ideology in Cold War Europe
• Author: Mark Carroll
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780521031134
• ISBN: 0521031133
• ID: 02019032
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 458 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 169 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. November 2006

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