Analysis of Censoring in Music: The Issue of Jonas Tarm
Read the Reddit discussion (now closed to further comment) of the New York Youth Symphony incident (https://www(dot)reddit(dot)com/r/classicalmusic/comments/2xycvk). This discussion is fascinating because it includes several relevant sub-topics: when a piece of music acquires a new meaning, do any old meanings become irrelevant? Is Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk" racist? If so, should it be banned or censored? Did Jonas Tarm, the composer, have an obligation either to disclose the use of "The Horst Wessel Song" or to explain why he used it? If so, to whom was he obliged?
Revisit the Jonas Tarm incident in light of the Reddit discussion, engaging with some of the issues raised by commenters in the thread.
Consider Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk" in light of the discussion thread, offering your own conclusions regarding one or more of the issues raised therein.
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