The Most Musical Nation Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire |
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Author:
| Loeffler, James |
ISBN: | 978-0-300-13713-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $86.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a mass of unpublished writings and archival sources from prerevolutionary Russian conservatories, this book offers an insightful account of the Jewish search for a modern identity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.
Drawing on a mass of unpublished writings and archival sources from prerevolutionary Russian conservatories, this book offers an insightful account of the Jewish search for a modern identity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.