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| − | + | African-American jazz band fiddler from the 1927 German opera ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_spielt_auf Jonny spielt Aug]'' by Ernst Krenek. This titillating slice of modernity was held up by the Nazis as a prime example of "degenerate art." | |
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| + | Jonny is a vulgar anti-hero who steals a violin from [[Daniello]], and makes unwanted sexual advances on opera singer [[Anita]]. Its a sort of metaphoric conflict between European classical music and modern American Jazz. | ||
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Revision as of 05:49, 24 March 2018
African-American jazz band fiddler from the 1927 German opera Jonny spielt Aug by Ernst Krenek. This titillating slice of modernity was held up by the Nazis as a prime example of "degenerate art."
Jonny is a vulgar anti-hero who steals a violin from Daniello, and makes unwanted sexual advances on opera singer Anita. Its a sort of metaphoric conflict between European classical music and modern American Jazz.
