Some of the figures from the book

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“Modern Music is in a difficult situation in today’s Germany. The few who have held their ground are battling against a majority whose enthusiasm is matched by their lack of theoretical substance. Neither… Continue reading

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For more information about Michael Haas and his work you can visit his homepage.

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Michael Haas’s book draws extensively from contemporary newspaper sources, not least Vienna’s Neue Freie Presse, which is available online via the Austrian National Library.

Musik des Aufbruchs – Exhibitions about suppressed musicians curated by author Michael Haas

Forbidden Music

When National Socialism arrived in Germany in 1933, Jews were dominating music more than virtually any other sector, making it the most important cultural front in the Nazi fight for German identity. The… Continue reading