Sonderstab Musik
Music Confiscations by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg under the Nazi Occupation of Western Europe
Willem de Vries(Author)
Amsterdam University Press
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
271 pages
978-90-5356-181-2 (ISBN)
Description
During the Second World War the 'Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg' was set up, an organization which aimed for the elimination of Jewish cultural life in the rest of Europe. A 'Sonderstab Musik' was also established, staffed by distinguished German musicologists whose task was to locate musical manuscripts, books and instruments. Its initial target was the possessions of Jewish musicians and composers who had fled the Nazi regime, but in the end it boiled down to a general confiscation and removal of Jewish possessions, including those connected with music-making. This book describes the activities of the 'Sonderstab Musik' in France, Belgium and the Netherlands
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Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-5356-181-2 (9789053561812)
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