{"product_id":"brahms-patriotic-and-political-9781648251078","title":"Brahms Patriotic and Political","description":"\u003cb\u003eOffers a historical context in which to understand how Brahms's three most intensely political and nationalistic works interact with questions of German patriotism, liberalism and nationalism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohannes Brahms rarely composed music that engaged the national-political issues of the day. Three of his works, though, do precisely this: the \u003ci\u003eFünf Lieder für Männerchor\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eTriumphlied\u003c\/i\u003e for eight-part chorus and orchestra; and the \u003ci\u003eFest- und Gedenksprüche\u003c\/i\u003e for eight-part chorus a cappella. In \u003ci\u003eBrahms Patriotic and Political, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Brodbeck challenges notions that Brahms's political music evinces embarrassing anticipations of later Prussian militarism and German chauvinism. Instead, he provides a thick historical context in which to read these works and offers a more nuanced understanding of the intersections of Brahms's music and questions of German patriotism, liberalism, and nationalism than has been customary in the field of historical musicology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn particular, Brodbeck relates the \u003ci\u003eMännerchor-Lieder\u003c\/i\u003e to the debate over how and in what form a German nation-state might be achieved; he relates the \u003ci\u003eTriumphlied\u003c\/i\u003e to the euphoria but also the solemnity that attended the foundation of the German Reich; and he relates the \u003ci\u003eFest- und Gedenksprüche\u003c\/i\u003e to the necessary work of instilling in the diverse German people a genuine sense of national belonging. At the same time, he traces Brahms's changing attitude toward Otto von Bismarck, the \"Blacksmith of the Reich,\" whom he originally loathed but, in time, came to venerate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrahms Patriotic and Political\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers with interests in both nineteenth-century German music and Central European history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrodbeck, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - DAVID BRODBECK is Professor of Music, History, and European Studies at the University of California, Irvine.","brand":"University of Rochester Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324596060434,"sku":"9781648251078","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fc41b0e-f506-4862-97f4-5225c658c96f.jpg?v=1748686525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brahms-patriotic-and-political-9781648251078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}