Bla Bartk in Italy: The Politics of Myth-Making by Nicol? Palazzetti (English) H

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Bla Bartk in Italy by Nicolò Palazzetti Examines the reputation of the Hungarian musician Béla Bartók (1881-1945) as an antifascist hero. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book examines the reputation of the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945) as an antifascist hero and beacon of freedom. Following Bartoks reception in Italy from the early twentieth century, through Mussolinis fascist regime, and into the early Cold War, Palazzetti explores the connexions between music, politics and diplomacy. The wider context of this study also offers glimpses into broader themes such as fascist cultural policies, cultural resistance, and the ambivalent political usage of modernist music.The book argues that the Bartokian Wave occurring in Italy after the Second World War was the result of the fusion of the Bartok myth as the musician of freedom and the Cold War narrative of an Italian national regeneration. Italian-Hungarian diplomatic cooperation during the interwar period had supported Bartoks success in Italy. But, in spite of their political alliance, the cultural policies by Europes leading fascist regimes started to diverge over the years: many composers proscribed in Nazi Germany were increasingly performed in fascist Italy. In the early 1940s, the now exiled composer came to represent one of the symbols of the anti-Nazi cultural resistance in Italy and was canonised as the musician of freedom. Exile and death had transformed Bartok into a martyr, just as the Resistenza and the catastrophe of war had redeemed post-war Italy. Author Biography NICOLÒ PALAZZETTI is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music and Theatre at Sapienza University of Rome. Prior to join Sapienza, Palazzetti worked as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Strasbourg, France. He obtained his PhD in 2017 at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Table of Contents IntroductionChapter 1: Bartók in Liberal Italy, 1911-1925Chapter 2: Heroism and Silence: Bartók in Mussolinis Italy, 1925-1938Chapter 3: Resistance and Dictatorship, 1939-1942Chapter 4: Resistance and Democracy, 1943-1947Chapter 5: Bartóks Legacy in a Divided World, 1948-1956Chapter 6: Bartóks Influence on Italian ComposersConclusion: Bartók and the Memory of the Twentieth CenturyBibliographyAppendix: Performances of Bartóks Works in Italy between 1911 and 1950Index Review Palazzetti takes up [an] important and ground-breaking study of Bartók in Italy. [...]. Exploring the roots of [Bartóks] canonization - the myth-making referred to in the books subtitle - and its multiple political purposes, Palazzetti follows the trajectory of the composers experiences and the popularity of his music before, during and after the fascist ventennio. [...]. The meticulously researched list of performances of Bartóks music from the very first, in 1911, to the end of 1950 is an invaluable resource, and reveals how often some of the most demanding works were played. [...]. The situation is one of condensed complexity, and Palazzetti is an excellent guide through its tangled paths. -- Kenneth Chalmers * OPERA *True to the ethos of contemporary musicology, Palazzetti worries away at the parallelisms between the work of composers and the lives lived within cultures [...]. The very particular specifics of Palazzettis material, so thoroughly researched and referenced in this book, raise many resonances, already debated by [...] Bartók scholars [...], as well as authors concentrating on Cold War cultural studies. -- Arnold Whittall * THE MUSICAL TIMES *A well-researched study of how politics can try to hijack music. -- Susan Pierotti * Stringendo, Journal of the Australian Strings Association * Review Quote True to the ethos of contemporary musicology, Palazzetti worries away at the parallelisms between the work of composers and the lives lived within cultures [...]. The very particular specifics of Palazzettis material, so thoroughly researched and referenced in this book, raise many resonances, already debated by [...] Bart Details ISBN1783276207 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1783276207 ISBN-13 9781783276202 Format Hardcover Series Number 8 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Place of Publication Woodbridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 320 Publication Date 2021-08-20 UK Release Date 2021-08-20 AU Release Date 2021-08-20 NZ Release Date 2021-08-20 Subtitle The Politics of Myth-Making Author Nicolò Palazzetti Series Music in Society and Culture Imprint The Boydell Press Alternative 9781800101852 DEWEY 780.92 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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