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Awakening of Italy by Herrman S. Saroni. |
Foreign politics are also reflected in American music publishing of this period. In particular, the
various nationalist movements of 1848, which Americans saw as echoing their own revolution of
seventy years earlier, were celebrated in song and piano piece. There are pieces concerning the
French Revolution of 1848
and numerous versions of
the Marseillaise.
Napoleon,
an iconic figure throughout the period, is represented by a
significant number of pieces. There also are pieces on the
Hungarian uprising,
as well as pieces celebrating its hero,
Lajos Kossuth,
who toured America in 1851-52. A few pieces concern the
Italian agitation
of 1848. American attitudes towards British politics are complex. There are many
pieces praising
Queen Victoria
and other pieces celebrating the
fall of Sevastopol
in 1855. Yet, there also are many pieces championing
Irish independence.