Music Matters - The Legacy of WW1 in Music

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Music Matters - The Legacy of WW1 in Music

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Jun 29, 2014

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How did composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alban Berg and Maurice Ravel react to the horrific tragedy of the First World War? Tom Service discusses the effect of World War One on music written in the years following the conflict.

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Jun 29, 2014

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The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

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Music Matters - The Legacy of WW1 in Music

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