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    Categories: Music

Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” Has Been An Orchestra Favorite For The Fourth Of July.  But Not So Much This Year

“Some groups decided to skip it, arguing that its bellicose themes would be offensive during wartime. Others, eager to show solidarity with Ukraine, added renditions of the Ukrainian national anthem to their programs to counter the overture’s exaltation of czarist Russia. Still others are reworking it.” &#… Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal

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