Performing Propaganda: Musical Life and Culture in Paris during the First World War

In the First World War, civilian life played a fundamental part in the war effort; and music was no exception.

Performing Propaganda looks at musical life in Paris during the First World War. This conflict was one in which civilian life played a fundamental part in the war effort; and music was no exception. The book examines how Western art music became a central part of the home-front war effort, employed by both musicians and government as a powerful tool of propaganda. It situates French...