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Music and German National Identity
Celia Applegate
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Description for Music and German National Identity
Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Is it merely a coincidence that the three "Bs" of classical music - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms - are all German composers? Why do concert halls all over the world feature mostly the works of German and Austrian composers as their standard repertoire? Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German-speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This book explores the questions of how music came to be associated with German identity, when and how Germans came to be regarded as the "people ... Read more
Is it merely a coincidence that the three "Bs" of classical music - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms - are all German composers? Why do concert halls all over the world feature mostly the works of German and Austrian composers as their standard repertoire? Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German-speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This book explores the questions of how music came to be associated with German identity, when and how Germans came to be regarded as the "people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226021317
SKU
V9780226021317
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About Celia Applegate
Celia Applegate is associate professor of history at the University of Rochester. She is the author of A Nation of Provincials: The German Idea of Heimat. Pamela Potter is associate professor in the musicology and German departments at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the author of Most German of the Arts: Musicology and Society from the Weimar Republic ... Read more
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