Driven into paradise
Subtitle: the musical migration from Nazi Germany to the United States
By: edited by Reinhold Brinkmann and Christoph Wolff.
Contributors: Brinkmann, Reinhold, 1934-; Wolff, Christoph.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
Subjects: Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism; National socialism and music; Exiles -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Exiles -- Austria -- History -- 20th century; Musicians -- Europe -- Biography
Description: "The Forced Migration of artists and scholars from Nazi German is a compelling and often wrenching story. The story is twofold - of impoverishment for the countries the musicians left behind and enrichment for the United States. The latter is the focus of this collection, which approaches the subject from diverse perspectives, including documentary-style newspaper accounts and an exploration of Walt Whitman's poetry in the work of Paul Hindemith and Kurt Weill."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.