02097cam a2200325 i 4500 on1142348763 OCoLC ta 210505s2021 enka b 001 0 eng 2020008391 9780367350178 (hbk.) 0367350173 (hbk.) (OCoLC)1142348763 ML1727.35 .J47 2021 Jerold, Beverly, 1938- Disinformation in mass media : Gluck, Piccinni, and the Journal de Paris / Beverly Jerold. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021. x, 134 p. : ill. Royal Musical Association monographs ; no. 36 Includes bibliographical references (p. [vi]-x) and index. The Cast and Setting -- Arnaud's Correspondence to Italy -- The Journal de Paris on the Offensive -- Libel of La Harpe by Allusion -- The Armide Episode -- Piccinni's Opera and Further Events -- Disinterested Observers -- Profit and Power. "The founding in 1777 of the Journal de Paris, France's first daily and distinctly commercial paper, represents an early use of disinformation as a tool for political gain, profit, and societal division. To attract a large readership and bar competition for C. W. Gluck's works at the Paris Opéra, it launched a prolonged campaign of anonymous lies, mockery and defamation against two prominent members of the Académie Française who wished the Opéra to be open to all deserving composers, but lacked a comparable daily forum with which to defend themselves. In this unique episode, music served as a smokescreen for nefarious activity. No musical knowledge is necessary to follow this purely political drama, in which the tactics employed bear a remarkable resemblance to current events"-- Journal de Paris. Gluck-Piccinni controversy. Musical criticism France History 18th century. Opera France 18th century. Opera Italy 18th century. Royal Musical Association monographs ; no. 36. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 ML1727.35 .J47 2021 PNLIB21062511 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2698 2698