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Music as a form of commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Maria Sławek
maria.slawek@amuz.krakow.pl Bioviolinist, Doctor of Arts, works at the Department of Violin and Viola at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Cracow as an assistant professor; she teaches her violin class there. Co-founder (with Anna Karpowicz) and president of the Mieczyslaw Wajnberg Institute. She conceived and coordinated the International Conference "Mieczyslaw Wajnberg - the artist in the face of history: identity, interpretations, contexts", held at the Krakow Academy of Music in 2019, curated the project "Domówka u Mietka Wajnberga", co-curated the Walking Tour "Warszawa Wajnberga", and initiated the creation of Mieczyslaw Wajnberg Street in Warsaw's Mirów district. She cooperates with the "Musical Movement." She has three albums to her credit. She has performed in many Polish cities, as well as in Germany, Israel, Great Britain, Brazil, Belgium, Ukraine, the USA, Italy and France.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-1969
K. Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały, No. 19 (2023), pages: 653-667
Publication date: 2023-12-23
Abstract
The article focuses on the presence of music in the commemoration of the various anniversaries of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The author creates the category of “musical commemoration” through which she describes the ways, strategies, and forms that both composers and those responsible for the construction of the program have adopted and are adopting. Describing the repertoire of anniversary concerts and celebrations, she also outlines the historical and political changes that are also noticeable in the choice of compositions and the nature of the events. It also addresses the subject of new works commissioned by various artists and their role, importance and relevance to the commemoration of the fighting in the uprising. The article seeks to explain why the role of music during the celebration so crucial, and what content the organizers’ repertoire choices is may carry.
Keywords
commemoration, music, uprising, ghetto, Warsaw, composers, Jews, anniversary
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