A Jewish orchestra in Nazi Germany : musical politics and the Berlin Jewish Culture League

A Jewish orchestra in Nazi Germany : musical politics and the Berlin Jewish Culture League / Lily E. Hirsch.

"Offers a clear introduction to a fascinating, yet little known, phenomenon in Nazi Germany, whose very existence will be a surprise to the general public and to historians. Easily blending general history with musicology, the book provides provocative yet compelling analysis of complex issues....

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Main Author: Hirsch, Lily E., 1979-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2010.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jüdischer Kulturbund.
Jüdischer Kulturbund
Jüdischer Kulturbund in Deutschland
1900-1999
Geschichte 1933-1941.
Music > Political aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
National socialism and music.
MUSIC > Ethnomusicology.
HISTORY > General.
Music > Political aspects
National socialism and music
Orchester
Musiker
Juden
Musiker > jüdischer > Nationalsozialismus.
Musiker > jüdischer > Deutschland > Geschichte 1933-1945.
Nationalsozialismus > Musiker > jüdischer.
Jüdischer Kulturbund in Deutschland > Orchester > Geschichte 1933-1945.
Orchester > Jüdischer Kulturbund in Deutschland > Geschichte 1933-1945.
Orchester.
Nationalsozialismus.
Musik.
Juden.
Germany
Deutschland
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Why the league?
  • What is Jewish music? the League and the dilemmas of musical identity
  • Performing a "Jewish repertoire" : Weill, Schoenberg, and Bloch
  • "German music," lieder, and the Austrian Franz Schubert
  • Handel, Verdi, and national pride
  • Beyond ethnic loyalties
  • The legacy of the League.

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