A Music History with Love? The Hits, the Cults, and the Snobs

In this article I refer to a number of examples of powerful manifestations of love for music that routinely fall under the radar of music historians. One of these is the present case study: the 'tenor cult' as a prominent feature of Soviet culture in the 40s and 50s. Discouraged by the aut...

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Published in:Muzikologija : časopis Muzikološkog instituta Srpske akademije nauka i umetnosti 2019, Vol.2 (27), p.71-91
Main Author: Frolova-Walker, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural history
ivan kozlovsky
Music
Music history
music listeners
sergei lemeshev
Social history
Sociology of Art
the middlebrow
the “tenor cult”
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Summary:In this article I refer to a number of examples of powerful manifestations of love for music that routinely fall under the radar of music historians. One of these is the present case study: the 'tenor cult' as a prominent feature of Soviet culture in the 40s and 50s. Discouraged by the authorities and scorned by critics, it led to extravagant behaviour that may seem anomalous for such a regimented society. T is potent love for both music and performer was largely female-driven, and it delivered formative, life-def ning experiences for many of the participants. I test the suitability of the concept of “the middlebrow” for analysing this phenomenon and investigate how such studies can contribute to the project of a listeneroriented music history.
ISSN:1450-9814
2406-0976
DOI:10.2298/MUZ1927071F