The Role of Music in Fascism Propaganda: The Example of the Mussolini Italy / Faşizm Propagandasında Müziğin Rolü: Mussolini İtalyası Örneği
In the 20th century in Europe, the fascism ideology emerged first time in Italy. When the Black shirts came to power in 1922 in Italy, they declared fascism as the official ideology in Italy and their leader Benito Mussolini became the dictator (Il Duce) of Italy. In this process, the effects of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cyprus International University
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Folklor/Edebiyat |
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| Online Access: | https://www.folkloredebiyat.org/Makaleler/1379993861_97-12-FP.pdf |
| Summary: | In the 20th century in Europe, the fascism ideology emerged first time in Italy.
When the Black shirts came to power in 1922 in Italy, they declared fascism
as the official ideology in Italy and their leader Benito Mussolini became the
dictator (Il Duce) of Italy. In this process, the effects of the ideology of fascism
began to be seen in every corner of Italy. In fact, the Italian fascists under
the leadership of Mussolini embarked on the intense propaganda of fascism
all over the country. In this process, one of the most important propaganda
weapons of the fascists became the Giovinezza Anthem. In the song, the
Blackshirts overpraised the facism and put Mussolini on a pedestal. In this
study, the Giovinezza Anthem, which was used by Italian fascists as the de
facto national anthem in Mussolini Italy, was examined within the terms of the
period. Within the scope of the study, the words in the song were analyzed using
the semiotic method included in qualitative research methods. In addition, the
music structure of the anthem was examined by using musical analysis. In the
light of the obtained findings, it was tried to show how music was used as a
propaganda tool in Italian fascism |
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| ISSN: | 1300-7491 1300-7491 |