Sounds of war: music in the United States during World War II

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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: We, as Musicians, are Soldiers, too... Musicians in Uniform Performing for Victory Composition in the Effort Cultural Mediators and Educators Chapter 2: Shaping Music for Total War Music in the Service of Propaganda: Office of Information Crossing Borders: Music, Diplomacy, and the State Department Singing Army: Uplift and Education for a Nation Music Therapy and the Reconditioning of Soldiers Chapter 3: I Hear America Singing... Sounds of a Usable Past Salutes to American Folk Song Voicing Opera in America Chapter 4: The Great Invasion Exile Experiences French Connections, Czech Identities Refugees from Axis Nations Chapter 5: Hail Muse Americana! Commemoration and Patriotic Celebration Celebrating the American Way New World Symphonies Works Cited