Rubble Music : Occupying the Ruins of Postwar Berlin, 1945-1950.
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- computer
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- 9780253042446
- 780.94315509044
- ML275.8.B47 .A534 2019
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Berlin Soundscapes of Defeat and Occupation -- 2. Occupied Music: The Berlin Philharmonic and the American Military -- 3. Rubble Opera after 1945: East Berlin's Staatsoper and West Berlin's Städtische Oper -- 4. Embodied and Disembodied Voices: Listening to Sonic Ruins -- 5. Berlin 1945: Toward a Ruin Aesthetic in Music -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
In Rubble Music, Abby Anderton explores the classical music culture of postwar Berlin, analyzing archival documents, period sources, and musical scores to identify the sound of civilian suffering after urban catastrophe.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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