Nr 1 / 1991 Denn
Dennis, David B.:
The indoctrination of a muse : myth of Ludwig van Beethoven and his music as evoked in German political culture from 1789 to 1989 / David Bruce Dennis. – 1991. – X, 430 S.
Eingearbeitet in Buchhandelsausgabe u.d.T.: Beethoven in German politics, 1870-1989. – Papierkopie erschienen bei University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Los Angeles, Calif., Univ. of California, Diss., 1991
UMI order number: 9221022
Inv.-Nr. 93.284
Originalabstract des Autors: Drawing on a wealth of hitherto untapped archival sources, my dissertation chronicles the reception given the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) by German political parties from the bloody French Revolution to the peaceful but no less momentous East German Revolution of 1989. I examine how political leaders have interpreted Beethoven's music in order to justify their ideologies and actions, thereby transforming Beethoven and his art into powerful ideological symbolis. – My methodology does not depend on determining the extent to which music expresses personal or societal values. The heart of this study focuses on what happened to Beethoven's music after his death, and of the political charadter of these interpretations there can be no doubt. Perceived in literal terms and used to proclaim dogma, Beethoven's works have been rendered inspirational elements of many political liturgies. – Starting with teh composer's own extreme reactions to the political developments of his time, I analyze scholary works, newspaper articles, political speeches, school textbooks, concert programs, radio transmissions, feature films and television broadcasts to show that German ideologues have subsequently projected their own extremist views onto Beethoven's music, hoping to persuade others to interpret it similarly. Thus has the "meaning of Beethoven" oscillated through two centuries of unparalleled political turmoil and change.
- Schlagwörter:
- Beethoven, Ludwig van / Rezeption / Mythos / Deutschland / Politik / Kultur / 1870-1989
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Nr 1 / 1996 Denn
Dennis, David B.:
Beethoven in German politics 1870-1989 / David B. Dennis. – New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 1996. – XII, 251 S. : zahlr. Ill.
Vgl. Diss.: The indoctrination of a muse : myths of Ludwig van Beethoven and his music as evoked in German political culture from 1789 to 1989.
ISBN/ISMN 0-300-06399-7
Inv.-Nr. 96.1190
Inhalt: Acknowledgements. – Chapter one: Beethoven in German political culture. – Chapter two: The Second Reich. – Chapter three: The Weimar era. – Chapter four: The Third Reich. – Chapter five: Germany divided, and reunified. – Notes. – Index
- Schlagwörter:
- Beethoven, Ludwig van / Rezeption / Mythos / Deutschland / Politik / Kultur / 1870-1989
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