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Music in the Third Reich
Erik Levi
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Description for Music in the Third Reich
Paperback. In this study, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest periods of recent cultural history. Utilizing material drawn from contemporary documents, journals and newspapers, he traces the place of music in the Third Reich. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGC6; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
In this authoritative study, one of the first to appear in English, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest periods of recent cultural history. Utilising material drawn from contemporary documents, journals and newspapers, he traces the evolution of reactionary musical attitudes which were exploited by the Nazis in the final years of the Weimar Republic, chronicles the mechanisms that were established after 1933 to regiment musical life throughout Germany and the occupied territories, and examines the degree to which the climate of xenophobia, racism and anti-modernism affected the dissemination of music either ... Read more
In this authoritative study, one of the first to appear in English, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest periods of recent cultural history. Utilising material drawn from contemporary documents, journals and newspapers, he traces the evolution of reactionary musical attitudes which were exploited by the Nazis in the final years of the Weimar Republic, chronicles the mechanisms that were established after 1933 to regiment musical life throughout Germany and the occupied territories, and examines the degree to which the climate of xenophobia, racism and anti-modernism affected the dissemination of music either ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333646939
SKU
V9780333646939
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Reviews for Music in the Third Reich
'Clear and matter-of-fact, adopting the cool objectivity that is advisable when dealing with such extraordinary and chilling material, this book is needed to make us reflect on an essential part of the history of twentieth-century music.' - Peter Franklin