The Plow That Broke the Plains: An Application of Functional Americanism in Music

The Plow That Broke the Plains: An Application of Functional Americanism in Music

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Main Author: Hartz, Jason Michael
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
American Studies
Fine Arts
Music
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Virgil Thomson
Resettlement Administration
Pare Lorentz
New Deal
Dust Bowl
Musical Americanism
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1289337896
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou12893378962021-08-03T05:46:45Z The Plow That Broke the Plains: An Application of Functional Americanism in Music Hartz, Jason Michael American Studies Fine Arts Music The Plow That Broke the Plains Virgil Thomson Resettlement Administration Pare Lorentz New Deal Dust Bowl Musical Americanism This dissertation explores the nature of American musical identity in the score from the 1936 documentary film The Plow That Broke the Plains, directed by Pare Lorentz, scored by Virgil Thomson, and created under the auspices of the New Deal‘s Resettlement Administration. While the score offers a study in modernist music and compositional musical Americanism, other approaches may be more suited to positioning this New Deal cultural artifact within its historical context, thus revealing its cultural sources and social intentions. In the spirit of contemporary musicology, this project proposes a new category through which to undertake such studies: functional Americanism. Functional Americanism evaluates American identity in music through the function or utility of music operating in an American setting or for an American purpose. Using this approach to engage with The Plow, this study draws from social history, cultural studies, and musicology in order to understand The Plow within its historical moment as an articulator of American identity. 2010 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1289337896 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1289337896 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic American Studies
Fine Arts
Music
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Virgil Thomson
Resettlement Administration
Pare Lorentz
New Deal
Dust Bowl
Musical Americanism
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Fine Arts
Music
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Virgil Thomson
Resettlement Administration
Pare Lorentz
New Deal
Dust Bowl
Musical Americanism
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