If you ever needed proof of federal indifference to the musical arts, there you have it; that is the most overcooked canned lima bean of a propaganda poster I've ever seen. Music inspires... what, exactly? Gazing into the sky? Greek revival fashions? And is that woman having a hallucination of a marching band? Good heavens.
Frankly, I expect more from our government fearmongers. For the taxes we're paying, they ought to be able to scare a few composers:
And singers:
And audience members:
Ahhhh... being frightened into conformity is so comforting, isn't it?
2 comments:
These are great! I love your "Tonality" poster. Thanks for the link to the National Archives.
My favorite is the "You call that a pure vowel?" one.
I was thinking of you the other day, as I was watching a (1963 Schwartzkopf/ Jurinac/ von Karajan) Rosenkavalier.
Have you sung or do you plan on learning Oktavian?
Hugs & Happy New Year!
ariadne
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