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Opera after the zero hour : the problem of tradition and the possibility of renewal in postwar west Germany /

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During the reconstruction of West Germany's cultural life after World War II, opera resumed its central place in civic life, but German cultural traditions were tainted by the horrors of National Socialism. Emily Richmond Pollock's Opera After the Zero Hour explores composers' experim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pollock, Emily Richmond, 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2019.
Subjects:
Opera > Germany (West) > 20th century.
Opéra > Allemagne (Ouest) > 20e siècle.
Ethnomusicology.
MUSIC.
History & Criticism.
Opera.
Genres & Styles.
Opera
Germany (West)
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:During the reconstruction of West Germany's cultural life after World War II, opera resumed its central place in civic life, but German cultural traditions were tainted by the horrors of National Socialism. Emily Richmond Pollock's Opera After the Zero Hour explores composers' experiments to find expressive strategies and traditional reference points could still work for new opera, and promotes a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between opera and modernism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 302 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190063757
0190063750
9780190063764
0190063769