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Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War
Leta E. Miller
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Description for Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War
Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
This lively history immerses the reader in San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Leta E. Miller draws on primary source material and first-hand knowledge of the music to argue that a utopian vision counterbalanced partisan interests and inspired cultural endeavors, including the San Francisco Conservatory, two world fairs, and America's first municipally owned opera house. Miller demonstrates that rampant racism, initially directed against Chinese laborers (and their music), reappeared during the 1930s ... Read more
This lively history immerses the reader in San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Leta E. Miller draws on primary source material and first-hand knowledge of the music to argue that a utopian vision counterbalanced partisan interests and inspired cultural endeavors, including the San Francisco Conservatory, two world fairs, and America's first municipally owned opera house. Miller demonstrates that rampant racism, initially directed against Chinese laborers (and their music), reappeared during the 1930s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520268913
SKU
V9780520268913
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About Leta E. Miller
Leta E. Miller is Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is coauthor (with Fredric Lieberman) of Composing a World: Lou Harrison, Musical Wayfarer and Lou Harrison.
Reviews for Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War
"Few histories or musicological studies provide as lively and entertaining reading as Music and Politics." San Francisco Classical Voice "A lively and compelling read." Forward "Solidly researched and of interest to a broad audience... Highly recommended." Choice "Solidly researched and of interest to a broad audience... Highly recommended."
W. K. Kearns Choice "By inviting music into her study as ... Read more
W. K. Kearns Choice "By inviting music into her study as ... Read more