Music in the Holocaust : confronting life in the Nazi ghettos and camps / Shirli Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilbert, Shirli, author.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford historical monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Poland--Music--History and criticism.

Jews.

Music--Poland--20th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Jews--Germany--Music--History and criticism.

Music--Germany--20th century--History and criticism.

National socialism and music.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shirli Gilbert has produced this account of the role of music amongst communities imprisoned under Nazism. She documents a wide scope of musical activities in Nazi internment centres, and also explores the ways in which music contributes to our broader understanding of the Holocaust and the experiences of its victims.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Music Examples; Note on the Music Examples; Abbreviations; Introduction: Redeeming Music-'Spiritual Resistance' and Beyond; 1. 'Have compassion, Jewish hearts': Music in the Warsaw Ghetto; 2. Vilna: Politicians and Partisans; 3. Songs Confront the Past: Life in Sachsenhausen; 4. Fragments of Humanity: Music in Auschwitz; Epilogue; Appendix: Repertoire Listings; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-228) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04227-6

1-280-84404-3

0-19-151547-7

1-4294-6961-7

OCLC:

476258129