Kurt Weill's America / Naomi Graber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graber, Naomi, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opera--United States--20th century.

Opera.

Music--Political aspects--History--20th century.

Music.

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950--Criticism and interpretation.

Weill, Kurt.

United States--In opera.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York State : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Throughout his life, German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill was fascinated by the idea of America. His European works depict America as a Capitalist dystopia. But in 1935, it became clear that Europe was no longer safe for Weill, and he set sail for New World, and his engagement with American culture shifted. From that point forward, most of his works concerned the idea of 'America,' whether celebrating her successes, or critiquing her shortcomings. As an outsider-turned-insider, Weill's insights into American culture were unique. He was keenly attuned to the difficult relationship America had with her immigrants, but was slower to grasp the subtleties of others, particularly those surrounding race relations, even though his works reveal that he was devoted to the idea of racial equality.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 .Weill's America, America's Weill

2 .Shifting Paradigms: Experiments in German and U.S. Alchemy

3 .For the People: Folk Music

4 .Living History: American History and World War.II

5 .Alienation and Integration: Gender and Sexuality

6 .Israel in Egypt: Race and Ethnicity

Conclusion

Bibliography

Permissions

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-090660-X

0-19-090661-8

0-19-090659-6

OCLC:

1198990414