Art, Play, Labour: the Music Profession in Germany (1850-1960)

• Main Author: Rempe, Martin (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2023
• Subjects: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Classical Music; German Empire; German History; Migration; Music; Musicians; National Socialism; Professionalization; Weimar Republic; World War I; World War II; World War 1; World War 2
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Germany is considered a lauded land of music: outstanding composers, celebrated performers and famous orchestras exert great international appeal. Since the 19th century, the foundation of this reputation has been the broad mass of musicians who sat in orchestra pits, played in ensembles for dances...