Music and Politics in San Francisco : From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War.

This lively history immerses the reader in San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Leta E. Miller draws on primary source material and first-hand knowledge of the music to argue that a utopian vision counterbalanced partisan interests and inspired cultural endeavors, including the San Francisco Conservatory, two world fairs, and America's first municipally owned opera house. Miller demonstrates that ram.

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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The Paris of the West: San Francisco at the Turn of the Century; Part One. From the Quake to the Crash; 2. The Politics of Class: The San Francisco Symphony, the People's Philharmonic, and the Lureof European Culture (1911 -- 1930); 3. The Politics of Race: Chinatown, Forbidden and Alluring; 4. The Politics of Labor: The Union(s), the Clubs and Theaters, and the Predicament of Black Musicians; 5. Musical Utopias: Ada Clement, Ernest Bloch, and the San Francisco Conservatory.

6. Opera: The People's Music or a Diversion for the Rich?Part Two. The Depression and Beyond; 7. The Despair of the Depression and the Clash of Race; 8. Ultramodernism and Other Contemporary Offerings: Looking West, Challenging the East; 9. The Politics of Work: Idealism Confronts Bureaucracy in the Federal Music Project; 10. Welcoming the World: San Francisco's Fairs of 1915 and 1939 -- 1940; 11. Aftermath; Notes; References; Index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-341) and index.

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