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The most musical nation Jews and culture in the late Russian empire

Title: The most musical nation [electronic resource] : Jews and culture in the late Russian empire / James Loeffler.
Author: Loeffler, James Benjamin.
Publication: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.

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Description

1 online resource (xi, 274 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

Most musical nation (Online)

Alternative Title

Most musical nation (Online)

Subject

Jews > Russia > Music > History and criticism
Jewish musicians > Russia > History
Music > Russia > 19th century > History and criticism
Music > Russia > 20th century > History and criticism

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-262) and index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Emancipating sounds : Anton Rubinstein and the rise of the Russian Jewish musician -- National voices, imperial echoes : Joel Engel and the Russian Jewish musical fin de siècle -- The most musical nation : the birth of the Society for Jewish Folk Music -- Frozen folk songs : modern Jewish culture between art and commerce -- The neighbors' melodies : the politics of music in war and revolution.

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