{"product_id":"9780253002877","title":"The Great American Symphony: Music, the Depression, and War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe years of the Great Depression, World War II, and their aftermath\u003cbr\u003e brought a sea change in American music. This period of economic, social, and\u003cbr\u003e political adversity can truly be considered a musical golden age. In the realm of\u003cbr\u003e classical music, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Howard Hanson, Virgil Thompson, and\u003cbr\u003e Leonard Bernstein -- among others -- produced symphonic works of great power and\u003cbr\u003e lasting beauty during these troubled years. It was during this critical decade and a\u003cbr\u003e half that contemporary writers on American culture began to speculate about \"the\u003cbr\u003e Great American Symphony\" and looked to these composers for music that would embody\u003cbr\u003e the spirit of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Nicholas Tawa concludes\u003cbr\u003e that they succeeded, at the very least, in producing music that belongs in the\u003cbr\u003e cultural memory of every American. Tawa introduces the symphonists and their major\u003cbr\u003e works from the romanticism of Barber and the \"all-American\" Roy Harris through the\u003cbr\u003e theatrics of Bernstein and Marc Blitzstein to the broad-shouldered appeal of\u003cbr\u003e Thompson and Copland. Tawa's musical descriptions are vivid and personal, and invite\u003cbr\u003e music lovers and trained musicians alike to turn again to the marvelous and lasting\u003cbr\u003e music of this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078787776752,"sku":"9780253002877","price":21.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/294521803.png?v=1738623904","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253002877","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}