The Necessity of Music: Variations on a German Theme - Couverture rigide

Applegate, Celia

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ISBN 10 : 1487500688 ISBN 13 : 9781487500689

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2017

Synopsis

In The Necessity of Music, Celia Applegate explores the many ways that Germans thought about and made music from the eighteenth- to twentieth-centuries. Rather than focus on familiar stories of composers and their work Applegate illuminates the myriad ways in which music is integral to German social life. Musical life reflected the polycentric nature of German social and political life, even while it provided many opportunities to experience what was common among Germans. Musical activities also allowed Germans, whether professional musicians, dedicated amateurs, or simply listeners, to participate in European culture. Applegate's original and fascinating analysis of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner, and military music enables the reader to understand music through the experiences of listeners, performers, and institutions. The Necessity of Music demonstrates that playing, experiencing, and interpreting music was a powerful factor that shaped German collective life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Celia Applegate is the William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in History at Vanderbilt University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487500688
• ISBN 13: 9781487500689
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
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• Personne responsable: non disponible