MUSIC 408A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Paul Hindemith, Bertolt Brecht, Brandenburg Concertos
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Nazis ended works of modernist art to promote their own art (1933-1945: jazz, expressionism, neue sachklichkeit (related to bolshevism, dada, anything abstract. Weimar republic : money subject to hyperflation, no one was doing well, high cabaret feeling; films, dutch emphasized idea of common man ; beacon of hope during this period. Bertolt brecht (1889-1956: wrote plays, theater theorist, devoted marxist and politically radical, lehrst ck: learning play. Paul hindemith: violinist, amar quartet, also played viola de gamba (way earlier than early music movement, passionate about pedagogy, not political per se, passionate about modern music becoming accessible to public (similar to bartok, kammermusik no. Interdisciplinary work: just for a few players; similar to brandenburg concertos in that sense, tonality in areas, counterpoint clear and smooth. Baden-baden festival: bringing arts to common man; emphasized modernist methods of pedagogy, broadcast on radio so everyone can listen.
