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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Graber, Naomi, author.     Subjects     Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.     Music -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.     Opera -- United States -- 20th century.     United States -- In opera.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Graber, Naomi, author.       by title:      Kurt Weill's America...         MARC Display

Kurt Weill's America / Naomi Graber. by Graber, Naomi, author. New York : Oxford University Press, [2021] Subjects Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.   Music -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.   Opera -- United States -- 20th century.   United States -- In opera. ISBN:  9780190906580 (hardback) 0190906588 (hardback) Description:  xii, 313 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm Contents:  Weill's America, America's Weill -- Shifting Paradigms : Experiments in German and U.S. Alchemy -- For the People : Folk Music -- Living History : American History and World War II -- Alienation and Integration : Gender and Sexuality -- Israel in Egypt : Race and Ethnicity. Requests:  0 Summary:  "This book traces composer Kurt Weill's changing relationship with the idea of "America." Throughout his life, Weill was fascinated by the idea of America. His European works such as The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930), depict America as a capitalist dystopia filled with gangsters and molls. But in 1935, it became clear that Europe was no longer safe for the Jewish Weill, and he set sail for New World. Once he arrived, he found the culture nothing like he imagined, and his engagement with American culture shifted in intriguing ways. From that point forward, most his works concerned the idea of "America," whether celebrating her successes, or critiquing her shortcomings. As an outsider-turned-insider, Weill's insights into American culture are somewhat unique. He was more attuned than native-born citizens to the difficult relationship America had with her immigrants. However, it took him longer to understand the subtleties in other issues, particularly those surrounding race relations. Weill worked within transnational network of musicians, writers, artists, and other stage professionals, all of whom influenced each other's styles. His personal papers reveal his attempts to navigate not only the shifting tides of American culture, but the specific demands of his institutional and individual collaborators"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 782.1159 Weill Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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