Title: The Politics of Appropriation
Description: This text explores the intersection of music and Hellenism in 19th-century Germany. It shows how productions such as that of the Prussian court of Sophocles' Antigone with music by Felix Mendelssohn reflect an effort by the rulers who commissioned them to appropriate the legacy of Greece for the creation of a German cultural and national identity.
Subjects: Music, history and criticism, 19th century, Dramatic music, Greek drama, history and criticism, Music, german, History and criticism, Greek drama (Tragedy), Appreciation, Music, history and criticism, Griechisch, Rezeption, Antike, Musik, Romantik