The Most Musical Nation
eBook - PDF

The Most Musical Nation

Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire

  1. 285 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Most Musical Nation

Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire

About this book

Drawing on a mass of unpublished writings and archival sources from prerevolutionary Russian conservatories, this bookoffers an insightful account of the Jewish search for a modern identity in Russia through music, rather than politics or religion.

James Loeffleris associate professor of history at the University of Virginia.

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Information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2010
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780300162943
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. A Note on Transliterations and Dates
  4. Introduction
  5. CHAPTER 1. Emancipating Sounds
  6. CHAPTER 2. National Voices, Imperial Echoes
  7. CHAPTER 3. The Most Musical Nation
  8. CHAPTER 4. Frozen Folk Songs
  9. CHAPTER 5. The Neighbors’ Melodies
  10. Conclusion
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index

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