Bla Bartk in Italy - 9781783276202

Bla Bartk in ItalyThe Politics of Myth-Making\nAuthor(s): Nicol Palazzetti\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783276202, 978-1783276202\nSynopsis\nExamines the reputation of the Hungarian musician Bla Bartk [tel] as an antifascist hero.\n\nThis book examines the reputation of the Hungarian composer Bla Bartk [tel] as an antifascist hero and beacon of freedom. Following Bartok's reception in Italy from the early twentieth century, through Mussolini's fascist regime, and into the early Cold War, Palazzetti explores the connexions between music, politics and diplomacy. The wider context of this study also offers glimpses into broader themes such as fascist cultural policies, cultural resistance, and the ambivalent political usage of modernist music.\nThe book argues that the 'Bartkian Wave' occurring in Italy after the Second World War was the result of the fusion of the Bartk myth as the 'musician of freedom'.