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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300154305

ISBN-139780300154306

eBay Product ID (ePID)143537979

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Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NameForbidden Music : the Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Holocaust, Military / World War II, Europe / Germany, Modern / 20th Century, Religious / Jewish, Ethnic, Jewish

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic, History

AuthorMichael Haas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This is a big and important book...that really must be read by anyone with even a passing interest in the music of this period. One closes it with a mixture of astonishment and admiration."-Peter Franklin, Opera Magazine, "A valuable compendium of untold stories, a corrective to standard histories of music and an essential reference point for anyone engaged in the culture and politics of the 20th century."-Norman Lebrecht, The Wall Street Journal, "[T]his compelling exploration of the role Jewish musicians and composers played in the cultural life of the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Empire. . . is rich in unexpected facts and quotes. . . Its greatest virtue is the unearthing of composers, critics, conductors and musicians destined for obscurity. Haas makes a pleasingly detailed argument for honouring a treasure trove to which the development of Western music owes a considerable debt."-Rebecca K Morrison, The Independent, "[T]his compelling exploration of the role Jewish musicians and composers played in the cultural life of the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Empire. . .is rich in unexpected facts and quotes. . .Its greatest virtue is the unearthing of composers, critics, conductors and musicians destined for obscurity. Haas makes a pleasingly detailed argument for honouring a treasure trove to which the development of Western music owes a considerable debt."-Rebecca K Morrison, The Independent ,, Winner in the 2014 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence for the best historical Research in Classical Music category., "A valuable compendium of untold stories, a corrective to standard histories of music and an essential reference point for anyone engaged in the culture and politics of the twentieth century."-Norman Lebrecht, Wall Street Journal, "A tragic and epic story that Haas relates so magisterially well that this book will probably remain definitive on its subject for the foreseeable future."- Booklist , starred review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal780.9430904

SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich-and the consequences for music worldwide, With National Socialism's arrival in Germany in 1933, Jews dominated music more than virtually any other sector, making it the most important cultural front in the Nazi fight for German identity. This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich and the consequences for music throughout the rest of the twentieth century. Because Jewish musicians and composers were, by 1933, the principal conveyors of Germany s historic traditions and the ideals of German culture, the isolation, exile and persecution of Jewish musicians by the Nazis became an act of musical self-mutilation.Michael Haas looks at the actual contribution of Jewish composers in Germany and Austria before 1933, at their increasingly precarious position in Nazi Europe, their forced emigration before and during the war, their ambivalent relationships with their countries of refuge, such as Britain and the United States and their contributions within the radically changed post-war music environment.", With National Socialism's arrival in Germany in 1933, Jews dominated music more than virtually any other sector, making it the most important cultural front in the Nazi fight for German identity. This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich and the consequences for music throughout the rest of the twentieth century. Because Jewish musicians and composers were, by 1933, the principal conveyors of Germany's historic traditions and the ideals of German culture, the isolation, exile and persecution of Jewish musicians by the Nazis became an act of musical self-mutilation. Michael Haas looks at the actual contribution of Jewish composers in Germany and Austria before 1933, at their increasingly precarious position in Nazi Europe, their forced emigration before and during the war, their ambivalent relationships with their countries of refuge, such as Britain and the United States and their contributions within the radically changed post-war music environment.

LC Classification NumberML3776