This is a reprint of the collection of Eisler's writings in English, first published in 1978. For Eisler the written word was very important and people paid tribute to his mind, quickness of thought, wit and breadth of cultural knowledge.

About the Author
Hanns Eisler was born in Leipzig in 1898, the son of the Austrian philosopher Rudolph Eisler, and grew up in Vienna. He received instruction in composition from Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern and developed his own style breaking with the restrictions of traditional music genres. Composing for films, he formed a life-long collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. After stays in Paris, London, Moscow, Prague, Eisler lived in New York, where he taught at the New School for Social Research. In Hollywood, Eisler continued his collaboration and in 1948, when he was expelled from the United States under the HUAC investigations, he was honoured at a farewell concert by prominent American colleagues including Bernstein and Copland. Eisler moved back to Germany and settled in East Berlin where he died in East Berlin in1962. Professor David Blake was a founder member of the Department of Music at the University of York and studied composition under Hanns Eisler.

Reviews
This is a valuable collection of Eisler's articles, speeches and lectures on the state of music and the role of the musician in society, ..... there is a lot of thought-provoking material and it is one of the very few affordable English-language titles.



Book Information
ISBN 9781871082715
Author Hanns Eisler
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Kahn & Averill
Publisher Kahn & Averill
Weight(grams) 272g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 13mm