Sonderstab Musik
Music Confiscations by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg under the Nazi Occupation of Western Europe
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
271 pages
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6-3/4 x 10
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© 1996
During the Second World War the 'Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg' was set up, an organisation which aimed for the elimination of Jewish cultural life in the rest of Europe. A 'Sonderstab Musik' was also established, staffed by distinguished German musicologists whose task was to locate musical manuscripts, books and instruments. Its initial target was the possessions of Jewish musicians and composers who had fled the Nazi regime, but in the end it boiled down to a general confiscation and removal of Jewish possessions, including those connected with music-making. This book describes the activities of the 'Sonderstab Musik' in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Contents
Preface
Concise Curriculum Vitae for Alfred Rosenberg
Glossary of Acronyms
1. A Concise Overview of German Music Policy (1928-1940)
1.1 The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR): Objectives and Organization
2. Implementation of Music Policy in Germany (1935-1945)
2.1 Herbert Gerigk: Rosenberg's Political Orchestrator
2.2 The Hauptstelle Musik at the DBFU
2.3 The Amt Musik of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR)
2.4 The Lexikon der Juden in der Music
2.5 The Hohe Schule
3. The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) in Occupied Western Europe (1940-1945)
3.1 The Sonderstab Musik of the ERR
3.1.1 France
3.1.2 The Netherlands
3.1.3 Belgium
4. Case Histories
4.1 Wolfgang Boetticher
4.2 Guillaume de Van
4.3 Darius Milhaud
4.4 Wanda Landowska
Appendix I: Processing the Items Confiscated from France at the Amt Musik in Berlin
Appendix II: Testimonies from Dr. Herbert Gergk and Dr. Wolfgang Boetticher (1960-1961)
Notes
Bibliography
Photo Sources
Author Index
Concise Curriculum Vitae for Alfred Rosenberg
Glossary of Acronyms
1. A Concise Overview of German Music Policy (1928-1940)
1.1 The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR): Objectives and Organization
2. Implementation of Music Policy in Germany (1935-1945)
2.1 Herbert Gerigk: Rosenberg's Political Orchestrator
2.2 The Hauptstelle Musik at the DBFU
2.3 The Amt Musik of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR)
2.4 The Lexikon der Juden in der Music
2.5 The Hohe Schule
3. The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) in Occupied Western Europe (1940-1945)
3.1 The Sonderstab Musik of the ERR
3.1.1 France
3.1.2 The Netherlands
3.1.3 Belgium
4. Case Histories
4.1 Wolfgang Boetticher
4.2 Guillaume de Van
4.3 Darius Milhaud
4.4 Wanda Landowska
Appendix I: Processing the Items Confiscated from France at the Amt Musik in Berlin
Appendix II: Testimonies from Dr. Herbert Gergk and Dr. Wolfgang Boetticher (1960-1961)
Notes
Bibliography
Photo Sources
Author Index
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