Full Description
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 States from the American Revolution to the Iraq war, with contributions from both senior and emerging scholars, this edited volume brings together key themes in this vital area of study. The intersection of music and war has been of growing interest to scholars in recent decades, but to date, no book has brought together this scholarship in a way that is accessible to students. Filling this gap, the chapters here address topics such as military music, commemoration, music as propaganda and protest, and the role of music in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), enabling readers to come to grips with the rich and complex relationship between one of the most essential arts and the conflicts that have shaped American society.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Introduction
Part I Military and Domestic Music
1 The Revolutionary War: The Continental Army and its Music Raoul F. Camus
2 The Revolutionary War and War of 1812: Music for the Young Republic David Hildebrand
3 The Mexican American War: Music of Manifest Destiny Elizabeth Morgan
4 The Civil War: Music in the Armies Christian McWhirter
5 The Civil War: Popular Music in the North and South Bruce Kelley
6 The Spanish American War: Beginnings of Empire Sarah Mahler Kraaz
7 World War I: Music "Over Here" for "Over There" Jeffrey Wood
8 World War I: Marching into No Man's Land with James Reese Europe and the
Harlem Hellfighters Michael D. Dinwiddie
9 World War II: Music as Propaganda and a Weapon of War Annegret Fauser
10 World War II: Swinging and Singing Gina Bombola
11 Korea 1950-1953: From World War to Cold War Ivan Tribe
12 Vietnam: Popular Music in the Field Doug Bradley
13 Vietnam: Music of Patriotism and Protest James Deaville
14 The War on Terror: Beyond 9/11 Kip Pegley
15 The War in Iraq Jonathan Pieslak
Part II Remembering: Music and Memory
16 The Civil War Memorialized Thomas J. Kernan
17 American Composers Respond to the Holocaust Ben Arnold
18 Music Therapy for Service Members and Veterans William Davis and Barbara Else
