French Cultural Politics and Music - From the Dreyfus Affair to the First World War - Hardback - 1998

This work argues that French musical meanings and values in the years from 1898 to 1914 are best explained not in terms of artistic movements, but rather of the political culture, which was undergoing subtle but profound transformation as nationalist leagues enlarged the arena of political action.
Year of publication: 1998
Pagination: 304 pages, 1 halftone, music examples
Format: Hardback