Preparing for music control -- Facing the music : denazification and revolution, 1945 -- Reforming music culture, 1945-1946 -- Learning to keep quiet : Wilhelm Furtwängler and the end of denazification -- From major to minor : the retreat from reform, 1947-1950 -- Paying guests : American artists in Cold War Germany, 1948-1953 -- Conclusion : a new day in Beulah
Summary
A study of the attempted "denazification" of German music by the Music Control Branch of the Information Control Division of Military Government. Monod argues that the long-term effects are greater than has been recognized, as German officials regained control and limited their involvement in artistic life while promoting "new" (anti-Nazi) music
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index
