Settling Scores German Music Denazification and the Americans 1945 1953 1st Edition by David Monod ISBN 0807829447 9780807829448

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ISBN 10: 0807829447

ISBN 13: 9780807829448 

Author: David Monod

Classical music was central to German national identity in the early twentieth century. The preeminence of composers such as Bach and Beethoven and artists such as conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and pianist Walter Gieseking was cited by the Nazis as justification for German expansionism and as evidence of Aryan superiority. In the minds of many Americans, further German aggression could be prevented only if the population’s faith in its moral and cultural superiority was shattered. In Settling Scores, David Monod examines the attempted “denazification” of the German music world by the Music Control Branch of the Information Control Division of Military Government.

The occupying American forces barred from the stage and concert hall all former Nazi Party members and even anyone deemed to display an “authoritarian personality.” They also imported European and American music. These actions, however, divided American officials and outraged German audiences and performers. Nonetheless, the long-term effects were greater than has been previously recognized, as German government officials regained local control and voluntarily limited their involvement in artistic life while promoting “new” (anti-Nazi) music.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

2. Preparing for Music Control

3. Denazification and Revolution 1945

4. Reforming Music Culture 1945–1946

5. Wilhelm Furtwängler and the End of Denazification

6. The Retreat from Reform 1947–1950

7. American Artists in Cold War Germany 1948–1953

8. A New Day in Beulah

9. Notes

10. Bibliography

11. Index

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