A windfall of musicians : Hitler's emigres and exiles in southern California. / Dorothy Lamb Crawford.
| Author/creator | Crawford, Dorothy L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011. |
| Description | xvi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Europe -- Paradise? -- Otto Klemperer and the Los Angeles Philharmonic -- Performers, and Klemperer's return -- Innovative teachers in the performing arts -- Arnold Schoenberg -- Ernst Toch -- European composers in the "Picture business" -- Issues of identity: Ernst Krenek, Eric Zeisl and Ingolf Dahl -- Stravinsky in Hollywood. |
| Abstract | This book is the first to examine the brilliant gathering of composers, conductors, and other musicians who fled Nazi Germany and arrived in the Los Angeles area. The author looks closely at the lives, creative work, and influence of sixteen performers, fourteen composers, and one opera stage director, who joined this immense migration beginning in the 1930s. Some in this group were famous when they fled Europe, others would gain recognition in the young musical culture of Los Angeles, and still others struggled to establish themselves in an environment often resistant to musical innovation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-291) and index. |
| ISBN | 0300171234 |
| ISBN | 9780300171235 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML200.7.C2 C73 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |