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The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire
James Loeffler
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Drawing on a mass of unpublished writings and archival sources from prerevolutionary Russian conservatories, this book offers an insightful account of the Jewish search for a modern identity in Russia through music, rather than politics or religion.
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Cover Page
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Half Title Page
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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A Note on Transliterations and Dates
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Introduction
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Chapter 1: Emancipating Sounds: Anton Rubinstein and the Rise of the Russian Jewish Musician
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Chapter 2: National Voices, Imperial Echoes: Joel Engel and the Russian Jewish Musical Fin de Siècle
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Chapter 3: The Most Musical Nation: The Birth of the Society for Jewish Folk Music
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Chapter 4: Frozen Folk Songs: Modern Jewish Culture between Art and Commerce
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Chapter 5: The Neighbors’ Melodies: The Politics of Music in War and Revolution
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Conclusion
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
- 9780300162943 (ebook)