Work of Music

Celia Applegate is William R. Kenan Jr. Chair of History and a professor of German studies at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of A Nation of Provincials: The German Idea of Heimat, The Necessity of Music: Variations on a German Theme, and Bach in Berlin: Nation and Culture in Mendelssohn’s Revival of the “St. Matthew Passion” as well as a coeditor (with Pamela Potter) of Music and German National Identity.

• Introduction 1 Defining the Work of Music 2. Music as Profession 3. Music at Work Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

“Applegate is one of the world’s leading authorities on the social and cultural history of German music in the modern era, and that shows through clearly in this concise, engaging, and readable volume.” - David Gramit, University of Alberta