Music in the Age of Anxiety Gerry Altmiller ' Eunny wakes up slowly

' Eunny wakes up slowly

and the effects of clashing legal authorities on sovereignty and subjecthood

and the effects of the widespread lack of understanding of traditional rituals and beliefs

and the ways in which American democracy copes with the disability of its leaders

shooting was set to begin in Sydney

Music in the Age of Anxiety Gerry Altmiller ' Eunny wakes up slowlyDerided for its conformity and consumerism, 1950s America paid a price in anxiety. Prosperity existed under the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Optimism wore a Bucky Beaver smile that masked worry over threats at home and abroad. But even dread could not quell the revolutionary changes taking place in virtually every form of mainstream music. Music historian James Wierzbicki sheds light on how the Fifties' pervasive moods affected its sounds. Moving