The S tory of K oula : music and nationhood in G reece
Abstract The S tory of K oula , one of the M arshall P lan films, was made in G reece in 1951. It neatly exemplifies the capacity of E urope to ‘talk back’ to the USA within the framework of cultural aid programmes. And as such it can introduce a little‐explored topic: the politics of the avant‐...
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| Published in | Nations and nationalism Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 646 - 663 |
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| Main Author | |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
01.10.2014
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Abstract
The
S
tory of
K
oula
, one of the
M
arshall
P
lan films, was made in
G
reece in 1951. It neatly exemplifies the capacity of
E
urope to ‘talk back’ to the
USA
within the framework of cultural aid programmes. And as such it can introduce a little‐explored topic: the politics of the avant‐garde in
G
reece in the post‐
C
ivil
W
ar years and in particular the role of
US
cultural aid. This post‐war perspective throws light on the better‐known
N
ational
S
chool associated above all with
M
anolis
K
alomiris, who dominated
G
reek music and musical life in the interwar period. The second part of this paper scrutinises the agenda and achievements of the
K
alomiris circle, and that in turn enables useful generalisations about romantic nationalism in music. The third part of the paper reflects on the pre‐
W
orld
W
ar
I
achievements of
H
eptanesian traditions, again caught between singularities and dependencies. |
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| ISSN: | 1354-5078 1469-8129 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nana.12089 |