Forbidden Music

The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis

Michael Haas

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Yale University Press
15 June 2014

Music; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Jewish studies

A groundbreaking study of the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich—and the consequences for music worldwide

With National Socialism's arrival in Germany in 1933, Jews dominated music more than virtually any other sector, making it the most important cultural front in the Nazi fight for German identity. This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich and the consequences for music throughout the rest of the twentieth century. Because Jewish musicians and composers were, by 1933, the principal conveyors of Germany’s historic traditions and the ideals of German culture, the isolation, exile and persecution of Jewish musicians by the Nazis became an act of musical self-mutilation.

Michael Haas looks at the actual contribution of Jewish composers in Germany and Austria before 1933, at their increasingly precarious position in Nazi Europe, their forced emigration before and during the war, their ambivalent relationships with their countries of refuge, such as Britain and the United States and their contributions within the radically changed post-war music environment.

By: Michael Haas
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780300205350
ISBN 10: 030020535X
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 15 June 2014
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Haas is director of research at the Jewish Music Institute's Centre for Suppressed Music, based at Royal Holloway, University of London. He lives in London.

Reviews for Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis

""'A meticulously documented study of this 'lost generation' of composers, ranging historically over almost two centuries.' (Mark Pappenheim, BBC Music Magazine) 'Compelling... rich in unexpected facts and quotes... Its greatest virtue is the unearthing of composers, critics, conductors and musicians destined for obscurity. Haas makes a pleasingly detailed argument for honouring a treasure trove to which the development of Western music owes a considerable debt.' (Rebecca K. Morrison, Independent) 'Forbidden Music... offers an essential supplement to standard histories of music in thrall to big names and vested interests. The trajectory is tortuous and tragic, the future still uncertain.' (David Gutman, International Record Review)""