Beyond The Songs on The Vistula: Chopin and Poland, a Mythical Construction

Author

Juan Carlos Fernandez-Nieto, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

6-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

D.M.A.

Program

Music

Advisor

Antoni Piza

Committee Members

Scott Burnham

Ursula Oppens

John Musto

Subject Categories

Music Performance

Keywords

Chopin, Poland, myth, nation, history, manipulation

Abstract

Poland and Chopin are two concepts that cannot be separated, for they form an entity of their own. However, the story of both subjects has often been manufactured to offer a view of the patriotism and the connection of Chopin with his country, which promoted the creation of the nation. At the same time, the circumstances that propitiated the rise of nationalism and the social unrest that ended with World War I were the same that promoted the myth of Chopin. Therefore, this research is focused on the analysis of the facts and the context that created the myth of Chopin and how their manipulation throughout scholarship played an important part in the independence of Poland in 1918.

Recommended Citation

Fernandez-Nieto, Juan Carlos, "Beyond The Songs on The Vistula: Chopin and Poland, a Mythical Construction" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/5286