Sounds of Apocalypse : Music in Poland under German Occupation
This investigation of Polish, Jewish, and German sources demonstrates the roles of music in occupied Poland. Its former citizens had their access to music controlled by the Nazi Ministry of Propaganda. It was rationed as other goods, depending on racial (i.e. also legal) status. Official music perfo...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2023
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| Édition: | 1st, New ed. |
| Titres liés à la collection: | Eastern European Studies in Musicology
volume 25 |
| Sujets: | Polen Besetzung Musik Musikleben Geschichte 1939-1945 |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (352 Seiten) |
| Résumé: | This investigation of Polish, Jewish, and German sources demonstrates the roles of music in occupied Poland. Its former citizens had their access to music controlled by the Nazi Ministry of Propaganda. It was rationed as other goods, depending on racial (i.e. also legal) status. Official music performances served as a propagandistic tool to further divide the Nazi-segregated population. Music played clandestinely embodied resistance. It restored the sense of community and helped save musicians persecuted as Jews, like Władysław Szpilman. The documents analyzed in the monograph confirm the dehumanization of prospective victims, mixed with a narcissistic self-righteous view of Nazi songs and propaganda ultimately led to the organized presence of music in the Holocaust sites. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (352 Seiten) Illustrationen 21,0 x 14,8 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783631890660 3631890664 9783631890684 3631890680 9783631881705 3631881703 |
| DOI: | 10.3726/b20224 |