Music P48 Flashcards
What influential gesture did Claude Debussy make in 1916?
Refused to ban German Music
What artist stopped using German toothpaste during WWI?
Jean Cocteau
What two composers joined Claude Debussy in refusing requests to ban German music?
Maurice Ravel
Vincent d’Indy
What did Basil Hindenburg change his name to during WWI?
Basil Cameron
What did Gus Scholz change his name to during WWI?
Gus Barrett
Who was Fritz Kreisler?
Austrian Violinist
Why was Fritz Kreisler banned from parts of the United States?
Part of Austrian Army
What two cities banned Fritz Kreisler?
Pittsburgh and Jersey City
Karl Muck was the conductor of what symphony?
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Uproar against Karl Muck emerged when he allegedly refused to play what song?
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Who actually ignored the requests to play “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Founder Henry Higginson
Manager Charles Ellis
What down refused to let Karl Muck conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra?
Baltimore
Karl Muck’s ban became a national issue when the story was published in what newspaper?
New York Times
