Activism, Meditation and Contemplation: Music and the First World War

Abstract

The paper discusses the turn from activism to contemplation in the works of many music creators during the First World War. It also discusses the reasons why the reception of music during the conflict of 1914–1918 was the most restricted so far, prohibiting the performance of works by creators from enemy countries.

Keywords

• first world war
• music
• folk culture
• protest