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Hanns Eisler and His Circle in Republican Spain: Music, Antifascism, War

Hanns Eisler and His Circle in Republican Spain: Music, Antifascism, War

Tomás, Diego Alonso

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MusiciansGeneral World HistoryMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1837653186
ISBN13: 9781837653188
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Mar 24 2026
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Studies the development and impact of Hanns Eisler's music and Marxist activism in the tensions of 1930s Spain, revealing the interplay of varied influences, ideology and antifascist propaganda.

Hanns Eisler in Republican Spain is the first comprehensive study to explore the political, artistic, and intellectual engagements of Hanns Eisler and his circle of Marxist musicians - including the singer Ernst Busch and the musicologist Otto Mayer-Serra - in relation to Spain between 1931 and 1939. The book reconstructs Eisler's collaborations with a broad range of Spanish antifascist organisations, examines the reception of his compositional and theoretical work in Republican Spain, and assesses the deep impact of the Spanish civil war on his vocal and symphonic music. It highlights the influence of key local, national, and international communist structures - notably the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), and the Comintern (Third International) - on the musical and political projects of Eisler and his circle.

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