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A Jewish orchestra in Nazi Germany : musical politics and the Berlin Jewish Culture League / Lily E. Hirsch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirsch, Lily E., 1979-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Political aspects--Germany--History--20th century.
- Music.
- National socialism and music.
- Jüdischer Kulturbund.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the complicated history of a Jewish cultural organization supported by Nazi Germany.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-69761-7
- 9786612697616
- 0-472-02540-6
- OCLC:
- 651657309
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