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University of California Press
- Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music
summary
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 in the guise of labor unrest as WPA music activities exploded in vicious battles between administrators and artists, and African American and white jazz musicians competed for jobs in nightclubs.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-16
- Part Two. The Depression and Beyond
- pp. 165-182
- 11. Aftermath
- pp. 266-278
- References
- pp. 315-342
- Production Notes
- p. 382
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520950092
Related ISBN(s)
9780520268913
MARC Record
OCLC
759907811
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No