{"product_id":"dangerous-melodies-classical-music-in-america-from-the-great-war-through-the-cold-war-9780393608427","title":"Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War Through the Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDangerous Melodies\u003c\/em\u003e vividly evokes a time when classical music stood at the center of twentieth-century American life, occupying a prominent place in the nation's culture and politics. The work of renowned conductors, instrumentalists, and singers--and the activities of orchestras and opera companies--were intertwined with momentous international events, especially the two world wars and the long Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Rosenberg exposes the politics behind classical music, showing how German musicians were dismissed or imprisoned during World War I, while numerous German compositions were swept from American auditoriums. He writes of the accompanying impassioned protests, some of which verged on riots, by soldiers and ordinary citizens. Yet, during World War II, those same compositions were no longer part of the political discussion, while Russian music, especially Shostakovich's, was used as a tool to strengthen the US-Soviet alliance. During the Cold War, accusations of communism were leveled against members of the American music community, while the State Department sent symphony orchestras to play around the world, even performing behind the Iron Curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with a stunning array of composers and musicians, including Karl Muck, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Kirsten Flagstad, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, and Leonard Bernstein, \u003cem\u003eDangerous Melodies\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the volatile intersection of classical music and world politics to reveal a tumultuous history of twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Rosenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393608427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosenberg, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Rosenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of twentieth-century US history at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is author of \u003cem\u003eDangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHow Far the Promised Land?: World Affairs and the American Civil Rights Movement from the First World War to Vietnam\u003c\/em\u003e; and co-author of \u003cem\u003eKennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: The Civil Rights Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44911725346931,"sku":"9780393608427","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0c1aae88-ec84-4b3a-b569-2904d9881636.jpg?v=1777567727","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dangerous-melodies-classical-music-in-america-from-the-great-war-through-the-cold-war-9780393608427","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}