The Art of War
Literature and the visual arts have long sought to depict the nature of conflict. But what about music?
The centenary of the end of the First World War is approaching, though with considerably less fanfare than greeted the anniversary of its outbreak four years ago. This year’s Reith Lectures – ‘The Mark of Cain’ – to be given by the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan, begin this month and will address the nature of war, including its depiction.