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This book characterizes the 1918-22 formation of Czechoslovakia as an effect of political and musical expressions. The authors argue that while national factors were the most powerful in the period between the 1848 Revolution and the 1880s, global movements such as modernism and western support became predominant in the early twentieth century.
List of contents
A Note on Translations
Introduction
Chapter One: Appearance of Czechoslovakia on the Global Stage in 1918: Realization of Nationalist Political and Musical Dreams
Chapter Two: The Revolution of 1848 and the Intensification of Nationalism Sentiments in Politics and Music, 1848-1881
Chapter Three: Emergence of a Global Framework: New Directions in Politics and New Horizons in Music, 1881-1901
Chapter Four: Pressures from the Outside European World and the Czech Response in Politics and Music, 1901-1914
Chapter Five: The War Years: Divided Political Loyalties and War Themes in Music, 1914-1918
Chapter Six: New Directions for Czechoslovakia: Nationally Rooted Musical Commemoration of the War and Globally Inspired New Political Architecture, 1918-1922
Final Conclusion
References
Index
About the Authors
About the author
James W. Peterson, professor emeritus at Valdosta State University, served in the Department of Political Science as the department head from for thirty years.
William J. Peterson, professor emeritus and college organist at Pomona College, served in the Department of Music for thirty-nine years.
