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Music censorship is and has been widespread, ranging from atrocities committed against musicians and composers during the 20th century to suppression of music and song under dictatorships and current censorship in many countries and communities around the world. Censorship, however, is not only related to anti-democratic regimes, past
Music censorship refers to the practice of editing musical works for various reasons, stemming from a wide variety of motivations, including moral, political, or religious reasons.
This volume is a collection of thirty in-depth studies of music censorship from the eighth century to the present and covers music ranging from Gregorian chant to eighteenth-century opera to contemporary pop music.
17 gru 2019 · THE CANCELLATION OF the Billy Elliot musical in Hungary; a ban on political discussions at a theatre in Freiberg, Germany; an investigation into producers of a play about child abuse in the Catholic church in Poland – such is the state of the arts today, with anecdotes of harassment and censorship becoming widespread.
19 wrz 2024 · Fight For Your Right: The Battle Over Music Censorship. A question of boundaries lays at the heart of music censorship, but artists have always pushed back, fighting for the freedom to...
21 sie 2024 · Music censorship often intersects with broader legal and constitutional issues; Understanding the legal framework is crucial for analyzing the limits and protections of artistic expression; Legal precedents in music censorship cases have far-reaching implications for free speech rights; First Amendment protections
17 maj 2017 · Drawing on diverse cases of restrictions in various popular music genres, the volume expands knowledge on how censorship affects music life and how it can be theorized. Music is continually censored by actors, states, religious leaders, radio stations, companies, parents, and the artists themselves.
