Resilient Voices
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Resilient Voices

Estonian Choirs and Song Festivals in World War II Displaced Person Camps

  1. 162 pages
  2. English
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Resilient Voices

Estonian Choirs and Song Festivals in World War II Displaced Person Camps

About this book

The aftermath of World War II sent thousands of Estonian refugees into Europe. The years of Estonian independence (1917-1940) had given them a taste of freedom and so relocation to displaced person (DP) camps in post-war Germany was extremely painful. One way in which Estonians dealt with the chaos and trauma of WWII and its aftermath was through choral singing. Just as song festivals helped establish national identity in 1869, song festivals promoted cultural cohesiveness for Estonians in WWII displaced person camps. A key turning point in hope for the Estonian DPs was the 1947 Augsburg Song Festival, which is the center point of this book. As Estonian DPs dispersed to Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States these choirs and song festivals gave Estonians the resilience to retain their identity and to thrive in their new homes. This history of Estonian WWII DP camp choirs and song festivals is gathered from the stories of many courageous individuals and filled with the tenacious spirit of the Estonian singing culture. This work contributes to an understanding of immigration, identity, and resilience and is particularly important within the field of music regarding music and healing, music and identity, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music and politics.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781032016054
eBook ISBN
9781000397703
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Ethnomusicology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. List of abbreviations
  11. 1 Estonian self-determination through music: the “Time of Awakening”
  12. 2 We will go home soon: Estonian displaced person camps in post-war Germany
  13. 3 “So we decided to start a choir”: forming choirs in the DP camps
  14. 4 Welcome to the singing party!: the 1947 Augsburg song festival
  15. 5 “First I chose songs that everyone knew”: choir directors, scores, repertoire, and composers in Estonian displaced person camps
  16. 6 Song festivals and resilience: singing toward a brighter future
  17. Appendices
  18. Index