Liberation

The Triumph of Music describes liberation as freedom as a nation, people, or sex and the relationship it has to music.

English and British nationalism was portrayed in the music-drama King Arthur and King Alfred. Composed by Henry Purcell, here’s a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le4fhX50X94

One of Paris’ political songs during the Revolution was Ladre by Becourt, violinist at the Theatre du Vaudeville. The lyrics translated mean to get rid of nobles and priests all together. Here’s a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35UnkTdPhO0

But an even more famous revolutionary song, and now national anthem is Merseillaise heard here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g

In Russia, the opera Boris Godunov represented the fall of the tsar. Here’s a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVSOnvNYU-8

Race was a major struggle in music and to prove her point Marian Anderson in 1939 when she was refused permission to sing in Washington D.C.’s Constitution Hall performed at the Lincoln Memorial. Here’s a speech and clip from that day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkPI0VKM4Fk

Music was influential during the time of Martin Luther King Jr as well, and right before his famous “I have a dream” speech Mahalia Jackson sang. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glLESOK582Y

Sexual liberation was sung by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. Here’s a clip of Led Zeppelin playing in 1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9i2fqxSjTI