A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past century This book offers a

Music and War in the United States introduces students to the long and varied history of music's role in war. Spanning the history of wars involving the United

This text contains the first three volumes of Christopher Logue's recomposition of Homer's Iliad - Kings, The Husbands and War Music.

A collection of essays examining the roles played by music in American and European society during the Second World War. Global conflicts of the twentieth centu

A Juilliard-trained musician and professor of history explores the fascinating entanglement of classical music with American foreign relations. Dangerous Melodi