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Tango of Death: The Creation of a Holocaust Legend

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvWillem de Haan,Willem De Haan,Willem de Haan

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A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers. This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to perform a Jewish tango at executions before they themselves were murdered. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book shows how the actual history is hidden, distorted, or even lost altogether.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-10-27
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt369 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieJews, Judaism, and the Arts
Antal sidor136
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004525061

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Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
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AcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 Memory and Myth1Serendipity2Legend and Myth3Holocaust Legends4Methodology5Ethics2 Music in the Camps1Nazi Concentration Camps2Music in the Camps3Singing4 Camp Orchestras5 Purpose of Camp Music6 Repertoire7 Memories of Wagner8 Wagner Myths3 The Tango of Death1Singing Tangos2Three Versions3Which One Is It?4 The Orchestra of Death1Nuremberg2Provenance3The Photographer4The Photograph5Location6The Court7Returning to the Iconic Image5 The Death of the Orchestra1Reasons for Doubt2Fictionalizing Testimony6 The Fugue of Death1The Poet2The Poem3The Title4Inspiration5The Legend7 Preserving History1Imagining Horror2Capturing the Imagination3Memorializing and Obfuscating4Visualizing the Tango of Death5Preserving HistoryLiterature