Jewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna: Composing Compassion in Music and Biblical Theater

Jewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna explores how Jewish writers and composers sought, through their engagement with musical forms and styles, to capture Jewish voices and their dynamic expression of compassion and otherness.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kita, Caroline A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Kita, Caroline A., Jewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna] (2021) (Uslin, Karen L.)
Series/Journal:German Jewish Cultures Ser.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical drama / Jews (Motif) / Compassion / Music / Literature / Old Testament / Jews / Vienna / History 1876-1918
Further subjects:B Music-Austria-Vienna-History and criticism
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Jewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna explores how Jewish writers and composers sought, through their engagement with musical forms and styles, to capture Jewish voices and their dynamic expression of compassion and otherness.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation -- Introduction -- 1. A Case for Compassion: Siegfried Lipiner's Adam -- 2. Voicing Compassion: Gustav Mahler's Second and Third Symphonies -- 3. Polyphony as a Poetics of Compassion: Arnold Schoenberg's Die Jakobsleiter -- 4. Dialogues of Compassion: Richard Beer-Hofmann's Jaákobs Traum -- 5. Compassion as Communal Song: Stefan Zweig's Jeremias -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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ISBN:0253040566