foxtrot in Soviet Culture

[Harlow Robinson]

Julie,

There is also a foxtrot in Shostakovich's ballet "Golden Age" from the late 
1920s, about a Soviet soccer team on tour in the decadent West.

Harlow Robinson
Northeastern U.


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From: "frans suasso" <franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] foxtrot in Soviet Culture


> Julie Draskoczy wrote:
>> Greetings, SEELANGers!
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone might be able to recommend sources that mention 
>> the dance the foxtrot in the context of Soviet culture (either its 
>> popularization or condemnation).  Feel free to respond off-list.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance,
>>
>> Julie
>> Julie Draskoczy
>> Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
>> University of Pittsburgh
>>
>>
>>
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>> There is a bizar scene in chapter 14 of Grossman's Life and Faith where 
>> an orderly is playing the record "Chinese Serenade" on a grammaphone. The 
>> correct title of this composition is "Serenade Chinoise". It is was 
>> recorded  in the thirties by Marek Weber and his irchestra. It is a 
>> foxtrot. It was popular all over DEurope.  Melodija (Noginskij zavod) 
>> produced  a pirate (?) version  in Soviet-Russia. (78 rpm/ 25cm. From 
>> time to time is is offered for sale on the Russian internet. Foxtrot 
>> seems complety accepted in the Soviet union before the war.
>>
>
> Frans Suasso, Naarden the Netherlands
>>
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