Hanns Eisler and His Circle in Republican Spain : Music, Antifascism, War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomás, Diego Alonso.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.

Fascism and music.

Anti-Nazi movement.

Local Subjects:

Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

Studies the development and impact of Hanns Eisler's music and Marxist activism in the tensions of 1930s Spain, revealing the interplay of varied influences, ideology and antifascist propaganda.

Contents:

Hanns Eisler and His Circle in Republican Spain: Music, Antifascism, War

Contents

List of Figures

List of Musical Examples

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I. Hanns Eisler and Spanish Antifascism

1 Barcelona, 1936: The Comintern, the ISCM, and the People's Olympiad

2 Eisler in Wartime Spain: A Re-Examination in Light of New Sources

3 The Peasant Cantata from the German Symphony: A Response to the Spanish War

Part II. Reception and Influence

4 Battle Songs in Times of Peace and War

5 Musical and Political Progressivism: Emulating the Solidarity Song

6 Critical Theories of Music and Historiographical Narratives

Epilogue: Memorialisation of the Spanish War

Appendix 1: Battle Songs by Spanish Communist Composers

Appendix 2: Otto Mayer-Serra's Writings in Germany and Spain

Select Bibliography

Index.

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ISBN:

1-80543-976-6

1-80543-975-8

OCLC:

1590083832