The Sound of Hope: Music as Solace, Resistance and Salvation During the Holocaust and World War II
- Author: Brown, Kellie D
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Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments-ix
- Preface-1
- Introduction: The Power of Music-5
- 1. The Rise of the Third Reich and Its Cultural Agenda-9
- 2. Alma Rose and the Women's Orchestra-21
- 3. Dr. Herbert Zipper: From Dachau to the World-61
- 4. Alice Herz-Sommer and the Music in Terezin-79
- 5. Wladyslaw Szpilman and the Warsaw Ghetto-121
- 6. Olivier Messiaen: A Composer Confronts the End of Time-157
- 7. Dmitri Shostakovich and the Musical Redemption of Leningrad-185
- 8. The Vocal Orchestra: Female POWs on Sumatra-227
- Epilogue: Out of the Ashes-The Israel Philharmonic and Violins of Hope-277
- Chapter Notes-295
- Bibliography-301
- Index-305