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Source:
Corriere Musicale Rassegna Fonografica, May 15, 1939
Description:
Civil and military aviation were strongly supported by the Italian Fascist regime, particularly because of the technical and modern power they embodied, arousing admiration and prestige for those who excelled in them. The best Italian aviators were thus considered to be men of the highest calibre. Those who joined the army, fought or died in the second Italo-Ethiopian conflict were considered Fascist heroes or martyrs. In both cases, they represented important symbolic resources for Fascist propaganda; resources exploited through this recording. [For more informations on "Aviation" and "Fascism", see : Gregory Alegi, "Aeronautica", in Victoria De Grazia & Sergio Luzzatto (eds), Dizionario del fascismo. Vol. 1, A-K, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2019, p. 10-15] The record to which this recording belongs is included in the "Hymns, marches and wartime songs" section of the Cetra label's 1942 catalog.