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- Title
Musical Migration and Imperial New York: Early Cold War Scenes by Brigid Cohen (review).
- Authors
Saul, Scott
- Abstract
"Musical Migration and Imperial New York: Early Cold War Scenes" by Brigid Cohen is a book that explores the intersection of mid-century music and performance in New York during the early Cold War era. The author reconstructs lesser-known scenes, such as composer Edgar Varèse's collaboration with jazz musicians at Greenwich House in 1957. Cohen examines the dynamics of power and cultural negotiation between modernist composers and jazz musicians, highlighting the misrecognition and unequal participation experienced by the latter. The book also delves into the experiences of artists with roots outside the US, emphasizing their strained relationship with American citizenship and the pressures exerted by history and the Cold War. Cohen's research is based on archival sources, interviews, and close analyses of specific compositions. The book offers a nuanced and complex perspective on the mid-century American avant-garde, challenging dominant narratives and providing a model for future studies in the field.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); COLD War, 1945-1991; JAZZ; IMAGINATION; EXHIBITIONS; JAZZ musicians; HYSTERIA; AVANT-garde music; LOVE songs
- Publication
Modernism/Modernity, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 4, p854
- ISSN
1071-6068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/mod.2023.a925912