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Edinburgh German Yearbook 13 - Music in German Politics / Politics in German Music (Hardcover)
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Edinburgh German Yearbook 13 - Music in German Politics / Politics in German Music (Hardcover)
Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook
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Volume 13 deals with the interaction of music and politics,
considering a broad range of genres, authors, composers, and
artists in Germany since the nineteenth century. A particularly
iconic image of German Reunification is that of Mstislav
Rostropovich playing from J. S. Bach's cello suites in front of the
Berlin Wall on November 11, 1989. Thirty years on, it is timely to
reconsider the cross-fertilization of music and politics within the
German-speaking context. Frequently employed as a motivational
force, a propaganda tool, or even a weapon, music can imbue a sense
of identity and belonging, triggering both comforting and
disturbing memories. Playing a key role in the formation of Heimat
and "Germanness," it serves ideological, nationalistic, and
propagandistic purposes conveying political messages and swaying
public opinion. This volume brings together essays by historians,
literary scholars, and musicologists on topics concerning the
increasing politicization of music, especially since the nineteenth
century. They cover a broad spectrum of genres, musicians, and
thinkers, discussing the interplay of music and politics in
"classical" and popular music: from the rediscovery and repurposing
of Martin Luther in nineteenth-century Germany to the exploitation
of music during the Third Reich, from the performative politics of
German punk and pop music to the influence of the events of 1988/89
on operatic productions in the former GDR - up to the relevance of
Ernst Bloch in our contemporary post-truth society.
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