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This is the WBZ book Club.
I'm Jordan Rich. A book from twenty

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nineteen called Dangerous Melodies. Classical Music
in America from the Great War through the

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Cold War is written by Jonathan Rosenberg, and it looks at the connection between

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classical music of the twentieth century and
world politics right through the end of the

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Cold War. As the author points
out, classical music of this era had

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political and ideological meaning, helping people
in this country decide quote what was worth

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fighting for and why. But there
was a major clash of viewpoints. Those

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who believe that certain composers and conductors
posed a threat to this country and should

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be banned. They faced off again. They faced off against the universalists,

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who contended that music transcended politics and
could speak to the hopes and dreams of

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all humanity. The infighting in the
classical music world was most intense during the

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First World War, where Americans thought
of all Germans, including composers and conductors,

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as dangerous and demonic. Dangerous Melodies
Classical Music in America from the Great

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War through the Cold War by Jonathan
Rosenberg, The book Club WBZ, Boston's news radio