Music at World's End - Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland

A fascinating story of how three musicians, who escaped the Nazis, inspired Iceland's modern classical music.

Info autore

Árni Heimir Ingólfsson is an independent scholar, lecturer, and pianist. He is the author of several books, including Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, and coeditor of Sounds Icelandic: Essays on Icelandic Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.07.2025
• EAN: 9798855800692
• ISBN: 979-8-8558-0069-2
• Pagine: 327
• Illustrazioni: 59 b&w photos, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Music, History: specific events & topics, European History, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Iceland, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, General & world history, Second World War, History of Music, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Music reviews & criticism, General and world history, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Music reviews and criticism, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater