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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Siegmund-Schultze, Walther

Titel

Music and the Class Struggle

Ist Teil von

• Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Martin Luther Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, Gesellschafts-/Sprachwissenschaftliche Reihe, 1974-01, Vol.23 (4), p.27-35

Erscheinungsjahr

1974

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Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• It is argued that music is subject to class struggle, at the time of both its creation & performance. Works by Wagner, Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev, & Shostakovich are given as examples. It is stressed that the tonality, rhythm, & motives in their works illustrate class struggle. Analyzed are the works of East German composers H. Eisler & P. Dessau. Adherence to Marx's ideology & B. Brecht's art theory is found. AA Tr & Modified by Z. Dubiel.