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Political Music Videos
Here are musical videos that lots of fun to watch. A
discussion of of the political content of many of these musical pieces
can be found in my book, Politics
In Music. Occasionally some of these YouTube videos are taken down. If that happens, just do a new YouTube search for the song.
Introductory Concepts (see chapter 1 in Politics
In Music):
Beethoven (see chapter 2 in Politics
In Music):
Richard Wagner (see chapter 3 in Politics
In Music):
Bob Marley (see chapter 3 in Politics
In Music):
Nationalist and Patriotic Music (see chapter 4
in Politics
In Music):
- Franz
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2, performed by Lang Lang
- Mussorgsky:
A Night on Bald Mountain
- An
excellent discussion of Modest Mussorgsky (A reading)
- An
excellent discussion of Boris Godunov, by Mussorgsky (A reading)
- An
excellent discussion of "A Night on Bald Mountain" (A
reading)
- An
excellent discussion of "Pictures at an Exhibition" (A
reading)
- Boris
Godunov, by Mussorgsky (the Finale)
- Mussorgsky,
Pictures at an Exhibition (1 of 4)
- Mussorgsky,
Pictures at an Exhibition (2 of 4)
- Mussorgsky,
Pictures at an Exhibition (3 of 4)
- Mussorgsky,
Pictures at an Exhibition (4 of 4)
- An
excellent discussion of Rimsky-Korsakov (A reading)
- An
excellent discussion of "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," an
opera by Rimsky-Korsakov (A reading)
- Flight
of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, from "The Tale
of Tsar Saltan"
- Antonín
Dvorák - Slavonic dance No. 2 in E minor op. 72
- Antonín
Dvorák - Slavonic dance No. 8
- An
excellent discussion of Sibelius (A reading)
- Finlandia,
by Sibelius
- An
excellent discussion of Ralph Vaughan Williams (A reading)
- Fantasia
on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams (See also this
reading)
- Asturias
- Isaac Albeniz (See also this
reading)
- Manuel
de Falla, Spanish Dance No. 1
- Giuseppe
Verdi - Va pensiero, from 'Nabucco'
- Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Lanza in Otello
- Giuseppe
Verdi - Lucia Popp and Placido Domingo: Brindisi, La Traviata
- Giuseppe
Verdi - Jerusalem
- Putnam's
Camp by Charles Ives (See also this
reading)
- Maple
Leaf Rag, played by Scott Joplin (See also this
reading)
- Aaron
Copland - Rodeo: Hoedown
- Aaron Copland - Rodeo
- Madonna
- "Don't Tell Me"
- Bruce
Springsteen - "Born In The U.S.A."
- Whitney Houston singing
the "Star Spangled Banner" (See also this ABC report.)
Country Music (see chapter 4 in Politics
In Music):
Joe Hill and Labor Music (see chapter 5 in Politics
In Music):
Protest Music (see chapter 6 in Politics
In Music):
Issue Music
Hip-Hop (see chapter 7in Politics
In Music):
New Genre Political Music
Note: Janelle Monáe's music can be best interpreted by comparing it with Fritz Lang's movie, Metropolis, as well as Philip K. Dick's book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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