Arts & Culture

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1、GreatDepression/Arts&CultureByDavidJarmulHardeconomictimesandsocialconflicthavealwaysofferedarichsourceofmaterialforartistsandwriters.Apainter'scolorscanshowthedryingofdreamsortheflightofhumanspirits.Amusiciancanexpressthetensionsanduncertaintyofapeopleinstruggle.

2、Thepressuresofhardtimescanbetheforcetoliftawriter'simaginationtonewheights.Soitwasduringthenineteen-thirtiesintheUnitedStates.Thesevereeconomiccrisis--theGreatDepression--createdanatmosphereforartisticimaginationandcreativeexpression.Thecommonfeelingofstrugglealso

3、ledmillionsofAmericanstolooktogethertofilms,radio,andothernewartformsforrelieffromtheirday-to-daycares.OurprogramtodaylooksatAmericanartsandpopularcultureduringthenineteen-thirties.((TapeCut1:BennyGoodmanOrchestra))VOICE2:Themostpopularsoundofthenineteen-thirtiesw

4、asanewkindofmusic--"swing"music.Andthe"KingofSwing"wasaclarinetplayernamedBennyGoodman.((TapeCut2:BennyGoodmanOrchestra))BennyGoodmanandothermusiciansmadeswingmusicextremelypopularduringthenineteen-thirties.Swingmusicwasanewformofjazz.Manyofitsfirstplayerswereblac

5、kmusiciansinsmall,unknowngroups.Itwasonlywhenmorewell-knownwhitemusiciansstartedplayingswingmusicinthemiddlenineteen-thirtiesthatthenewmusicbecamewildlypopular.VOICE1:Onereasonforthepopularityofswingmusicwasthegrowingpowerofradioduringthenineteen-thirties.Radiohad

6、alreadyproveninearlieryearsthatitcouldbeanimportantforceinbothpoliticsandpopularculture.MillionsofAmericansboughtradiosduringthenineteen-twenties.Butradiogrewupinthenineteen-thirties.Producersbecamemoreskillfulincreatingprograms.Andactorsandactressesbegantounderst

7、andthespecialneedsandpowerofthisnewelectronicartform.Swingmusicwasnottheonlykindofmusicthatradiohelpedmakepopular.Thenineteen-thirtiesalsosawincreasingpopularityfortraditional,classicalmusicbyBeethoven,Bach,andothergreatmusicians.Innineteen-thirty,theColumbiaBroad

8、castingSystembeganaseriesofconcertsbytheNewYorkPhilharmonicOrchestraonSundayafternoons.Thenextyear,theNationalBroadcastingCompany,NBC,beganweeklyoperaco