Sounds of War - Music in the British Armed Forces During the Great War

Informationen zum Autor Emma Hanna is a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent,Canterbury. She is the author of The Great War on the Small Screen: Representing the First World War in Contemporary Britain (2009). Klappentext This groundbreaking study, sitting at the intersection of cultural and military history, examines the formal and informal uses of music in all three British forces during the Great War. Emma Hanna argues that music was omnipresent in servicemen's wartime existence and was a vital element for the maintenance of morale. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking study! sitting at the intersection of cultural and military history! examines the formal and informal uses of music in all three British forces during the Great War. Emma Hanna argues that music was omnipresent in servicemen's wartime existence and was a vital element for the maintenance of morale. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Music in Britain, 1914; 2. Recruitment and fundraising; 3. Instruments of war; 4. Songs, identity and morale; 5. Captivity; 6. Religion and pastoral Care; 7. Medicine and therapy; 8. The gramophone; 9. Civilian concert parties; 10. Servicemen's concert parties; 11. After the Armistice; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Hanna, Emma (University of Kent Hanna
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781108480086
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48008-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Studies in the Social and Cult; Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, European History, First World War, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, Easy listening, History - General History, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Military & Marches, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, c 1910 to c 1919, Popular Music, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Popular music, easy listening