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Politics and Music: Class Meetings
Professor Courtney Brown
Meeting #8: Patriotic Music
LECTURE NOTES
SELECTIONS played in class:
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
French National Anthem - La Marseillaise (Berloiz version)
Russian Red Army Choir - Soviet National Anthem
John Philip Sousa (with Boston Pops) - U.S. Navy Anchors Away
Elvis Presley - "The American Trilogy"
QUESTIONS: Why is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture an example of patriotic
music? Using the various definitions of patriotism discussed
in class, why is "The American Trilogy" patriotic?
What is the history behind La Marseillaise?