Béla Bartók in Italy : the politics of myth-making /
"This book examines the reputation of the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) as an antifascist hero and beacon of freedom. Following Bartok's reception in Italy from the early twentieth century, through Mussolini's fascist regime, and into the early Cold War, Palazzetti expl...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
The Boydell Press
2021.
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| Series: | Music in society and culture ;
8. |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv24tr8d9 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Bartók in liberal Italy, 1911-1925
- Heroism and silence : Bartók in Mussolini's Italy, 1925-1938
- Resistance and dictatorship, 1939-1942
- Resistance and democracy, 1943-1947
- Bartók's legacy in a divided world, 1948-1956
- Bartók's influence on Italian composers
- Conclusion : Bartók and the memory of the twentieth century
- Appendix. Performances of Bartók's works in Italy between 1911 and 1950.