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Art, Play, Labour : the Music Profession in Germany (1850-1960) / Martin Rempe.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rempe, Martin, author.
Series:
Studies in Central European histories ; Volume 73.
Studies in Central European Histories Series ; Volume 73
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Musicians--Social conditions--19th century.
Musicians.
Musicians--Social conditions--20th century.
Music--Social aspects--Germany--History--19th century.
Music.
Music--Social aspects--Germany--History--20th century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (486 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023]
Summary:
Uncovering a history of music 'from below', the book examines the diverse working worlds of professional musicians in the 19th and 20th centuries and thus casts a new light on German musical life in the modern era.
Contents:
Part 1. Lifeworlds in the Nineteenth Century. Wilhelm Wieprecht or On the Life of the Musician in the Sattelzeit ; The Discovery of the Social : Musicians' Organizations between Art and Labour ; Musicians' Plight : Education and Everyday Working Life around 1900 ; In a Different World : Women in Musical Life
Part 2. Projects of Professionalization, 1890-1930. A Circuitous Route into the Bourgeoisie : Self-Civilizing and Lobbying ; War Profiteers : Musicians at the Front and at Home ; Squabbling Professions : Musicians, Composers and Music Teachers ; An Era of Experiments : New Media, Fashions and Musicians in the Cultural and Welfare State
Part 3. Crisis, Collapse, Continuities, 1930-1960. Neglected Muse : Nazi Music Policy ; Forced Migrations : Lifeworlds in Times of War and Violence ; The Day of the Orchestral Musician : Ascent and Exit in West Germany
Conclusion. Musicians' Lives as Creative Work.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9789004542723
9004542728
OCLC:
1382696657
Access Restriction:
Unrestricted online access

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