Irmgard JungmannDie nationalsozialistische Kantate: vernichtet – verschollen – vergessen?

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Little is known about the fact that during the 3rd Reich cantatas for soloists and orchestras were composed in great number with an explicit political text. It is equally astonishing that in doing so many composers set themselves very high musical and artistic standards.

This publication records 16 cantatas with detailed texts and note samples as well as a short description of 12 further cantatas. The adopted texts, which to a certain degree have been dramatically drafted, are just as illuminating as the composers’ efforts to compose music that people can understand. Compositions that have hitherto rather intentionally than unintentionally sunk into obscurity are brought back to the public eye. Their acknowledgement may enable us to understand and modify the image of a music scene that was not solely “restrained” by the Nazi regime, but which also showed great commitment with which composers, choirs and orchestras actively participated in promoting Nazi ideology. For all musicians, musicologists and those interested in German history this is vital and essential additional information concerning “Music during the Nazi Regime”.

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