National Identity in Snyder and Berlin's "That Opera Rag."
Examines the depiction of a song as a point of reference and symbol with which Americans could address a complex nexus of emotions and attitudes toward class distinctions, racial difference, national identity, and changing gender roles in "That Opera Rag," written by Ted Snyder and Irving Berlin. Ev...
| Publicado en: | American Music Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 380 - 407 |
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University of Illinois Press
Fall2004
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| Sumario: | Examines the depiction of a song as a point of reference and symbol with which Americans could address a complex nexus of emotions and attitudes toward class distinctions, racial difference, national identity, and changing gender roles in "That Opera Rag," written by Ted Snyder and Irving Berlin. Evaluation of the lyrics of the song; Question whether the song is a way of expressing a fear of opera-loving African Americans; Observation of racial difference in the core of the song. |
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