Artists in Exile - How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed

Zusatztext "A rich assembly! an unmasked ball teeming with famous names. . . . Horowitz can make judgements boldly! out of deep knowledge. . . . The way Horowtiz raves learnedly...should send any reader diving into Amazon." Informationen zum Autor Widely regarded as the leading historian of American symphonic culture, Joseph Horowitz, 59, is previously the author of seven books dealing with classical music in the US. He serves as Artistic Advisor to various American orchestras and is also co-founder and Artistic Director of Post-Classical Ensemble of Washington, DC. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellow, two NEH Fellowships, a Senior Fellowship from Columbia University, and a certificate of commendation from the Czech Parliament (for various Dvorak festivals he has created in the US). Artists in Exile has been designated by the National Endowment for the Humanities a “We the Peopl Klappentext Decades of war and revolution in Europe forced an "intellectual migration" during the last century, relocating thousands of artists and thinkers to the United States. For many of Europe's premier performing artists, America proved to be a destination both strange and opportune.Featuring the stories of George Balanchine, Kurt Weill, Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and many others, Artists in Exile explores the impact that these famous newcomers had on American culture, and that America had on them. Zusammenfassung Decades of war and revolution in Europe forced an "intellectual migration" during the last century! relocating thousands of artists and thinkers to the United States. For many of Europe's premier performing artists! America proved to be a destination both strange and opportune. Featuring the stories of George Balanchine! Kurt Weill! Fritz Lang! Billy Wilder! Greta Garbo! Marlene Dietrich! and many others! Artists in Exile explores the impact that these famous newcomers had on American culture! and that America had on them. ...

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Horowitz, Horowitz Joseph
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2009
• EAN: 9780060748500
• ISBN: 978-0-06-074850-0
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 27 mm
• Series: HarperPerennial
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, HISTORY: WORLD, PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / History & Criticism, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS: Dance / General, PERFORMING ARTS: General, PERFORMING ARTS: Television / History & Criticism, MUSIC: History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / History & Criticism