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The Wave Of Patriotism In Poetry

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When the six major powers of Europe get in war, it is not like any other war. Early in 1914, France, Britain and Russia formed the Triple Entente, and declared war against the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy), which was later known as the World War I. The Cultural Impact of World War 1 during the war and immediately after it, was more significant than any other war. The Horrific and senseless World War I reported around 37,468,904 casualties (Encyclopedia Britannica), this seriously influenced talented artists, writers and musicians around the world who had answered their nations' call to join the Army, or suffered directly from war terrors at their hometowns. The Wave of Patriotism in Poetry The lifestyle Poets lived during World War I …show more content…

The music culture era of late Romanticism, Symbolism and Expressionism that began with the Vienna classicals during the 18th century had ended. The concert music culture of the high bourgeoisie especially in Germany and Austria had declined, (since the inflation in 1923), many high-society bourgeoisie members faced financial decline during the war, while those who gained wealth crowded concerts and operas. Rapid rise in laborer concerts showed after the war. Many professional musicians were soldiers and suffered greatly from such as the pianist Walter Gieseking (1895-1956), the violinist Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), Myaskovsky suffered shell shock and Paul Wittgenstein (1887-1961) - a pianist who lost his right hand on the Eastern Front. Musicians used to perform for high-rank officers during war, and the phonograph provided music and emotional bond for soldiers marking another new development in music history. Classic Musicians such as Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), and Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) had either died or lost their creative energy during and after

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A. Plan of Investigation How did Great Britain propagandize music during World War I compared to World War II? Music and propaganda played a big part in both World War I and II in both dehumanizing the enemy and lifting citizens’ spirits. The aim of this investigation is to compare how Great Britain used music as a propaganda method in World War I versus World War II. The investigation will cover the music that Great Britain used in the wars, as well as the focus and purpose of the songs with analysis from historians. Research of these songs and their meanings, in addition to historians’ analysis, should indicate how Great Britain used music as a method of propaganda in World War I and II to boost morale and degrade the opponent, as well

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Gustav Mahler, a man very passionate about music described his past by saying, “I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment” (Brainy, 2015). Which he clearly lived out all throughout his life. He was born into a Jewish family on July 18th, 1860 in Kaliste, Czech Republic (Magnificent, 2011). Being a Jew, he felt it was the “Chief mistake” in his career. Having music in his life at a young age, pushed him to keep pursuing the things he loved and wanted for himself.

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