The most musical nation
Subtitle: Jews and culture in the late Russian empire
By: James Loeffler.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300137132
Subjects: Jews -- Russia -- Music -- History and criticism; Jewish musicians -- Russia -- History; Music -- Russia -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Music -- Russia -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Notes: "Published with assistance from the Association for Jewish Studies, the Columbia University Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies, and the Foundation for Jewish Culture."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emancipating sounds : Anton Rubinstein and the rise of the Russian Jewish musician; title: National voices, imperial echoes : Joel Engel and the Russian Jewish musical fin de siecle; title: The most musical nation : the birth of the society for Jewish folk music; title: Frozen folk songs : modern Jewish culture between art and commerce; title: The neighbors' melodies : the politics of music in war and revolution.