{"title":"Sheet music composed by Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944)","description":"Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) was a composer from Austria. Read more on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viktor_Ullmann\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e.","products":[{"product_id":"ullmann-piano-sonatas-nos-5-7-schott","title":"Ullmann: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5-7","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann\"\u003eViktor Ullmann (1898-1944)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790001120388\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.1\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.9\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 92\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.schott-music.com\/en\/preview\/viewer\/index\/?idx=NTAzMDU1\u0026amp;idy=503055\u0026amp;dl=0\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUllman‘s seven Piano Sonatas were written between 1936 and 1944. 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The numerous quotes from Mozart, Wagner, Mahler, and Dukas to folk songs and tunes from operettas are particularly interesting in this context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 5, Op. 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 6, Op. 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 7 (1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schott","offers":[{"title":"Printed Edition","offer_id":40049532469327,"sku":"ED8282","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":42163967623247,"sku":"Q3055","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/fe003ab3968c6bb53eba57fcf1a05029.jpg?v=1750596027"},{"product_id":"ullmann-complete-songs-schott","title":"Ullmann: Complete Songs","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann\"\u003eViktor Ullmann (1898-1944)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditors\u003c\/strong\u003e: Axel Bauni, Christian Hoesch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation (this edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Voice\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eOriginally for\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Voice, High Voice, Soprano, Orchestra, Baritone, Bass, Low Voice, Mezzo Soprano, String Trio (Violin, Viola, Cello)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Languages\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eFrench, German\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790001120357\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 266\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.schott-music.com\/en\/preview\/viewer\/index\/?idx=MTAwMDM4NzUx\u0026amp;idy=100038751\u0026amp;dl=0\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElegy (\"Schwer ist's das Schöne zu lassen\"), Op. 8, No. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Songs by Albert Steffen, Op. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Love Songs by Ricarda Huch, Op. 26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritual Songs, Op. 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Sonnets from the Portuguese, Op. 29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSongbook of Hafiz, Op. 30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Sonnets by Louïze Labé, Op. 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Songs, Op. 37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDer Mensch and sein Tag (12 Songs), Op. 47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Cakewalk (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Chinese Songs (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmer inmitten (Cantata) (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHölderlin Songs (1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Yiddish Songs, Op. 53\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbst (Autumn) (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSongs of Consolation (Lieder der Tröstung) (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41961307537487,"sku":"ED8199","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/a36e0dadb1c327645325b7a9c9c01cd8.jpg?v=1751393065"},{"product_id":"ullmann-piano-sonatas-volume-1-nos-1-4-schott","title":"Ullmann: Piano Sonatas - Volume 1 (Nos. 1-4)","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann\"\u003eViktor Ullmann (1898-1944)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790001120371\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.1\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.9\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.schott-music.com\/en\/preview\/viewer\/index\/?idx=NTA3NDU0\u0026amp;idy=507454\u0026amp;dl=0\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! 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Though rediscovered as recently as 1990, they are now available in a number of recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeo-classical in approach, the piano writing and the use of polytonality places them closer to Skriabin and Prokofiev than to the works of Ullman‘s teachers Arnold Schoenberg and Alois Hába – this applies also to the Piano Concerto, written during the same period. The numerous quotes from Mozart, Wagner, Mahler, and Dukas to folksongs and tunes from operettas are particulary interesting in this context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Soanta No. 3, Op. 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 4, Op. 38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schott","offers":[{"title":"Printed Edition","offer_id":42058738106447,"sku":"ED8281","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":42164234551375,"sku":"Q7454","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/4a8a21cf1bdf9bd53ffbbf6b855f6136.jpg?v=1749696863"},{"product_id":"ullmann-der-kaiser-von-atlantis-or-die-tod-verweigerung-barenreiter","title":"Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis or die Tod-Verweigerung","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann\"\u003eViktor Ullmann (1898-1944)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Facsimile\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9783761823507\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e11.6\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e15.4\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis parable is a harrowing document of its time, and has lost none of its relevance today. Faced with the tyrant Overall's killing machine, Death goes on strike: His service to humankind will only be resumed when the ruler has abdicated. The one-act opera \"The Emperor of Atlantis\" was written and rehearsed in 1943–44 in the Theresienstadt ghetto camp, but was not performed. The composer and librettist were both murdered in Auschwitz in the fall of 1944, but the documents related to the piece miraculously survived. Since its premiere in Amsterdam in 1975, \"The Emperor of Atlantis\" has been staged in numerous productions worldwide and is firmly established in the repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe facsimile makes the surviving sources available in a printed reproduction of the highest quality: not just Viktor Ullmann's fair copy of the score, showing numerous traces of the composer's working and revision, but also Peter Kien's manuscript libretto, together with the copy typed on data sheets by female Jewish deportees and Death's part book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive essays discuss the history of the work's creation and editing, musicological and stylistic questions, and also its reception over the past fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bärenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43916668731471,"sku":"BVK2350","price":317.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/12248ed41869b8b6755b0751485fc63a.jpg?v=1764699261"},{"product_id":"ullmann-the-emperor-of-atlantis-or-deaths-refusal-op-49b-eulenburg","title":"Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis or Death's Refusal, Op. 49b","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann\"\u003eViktor Ullmann (1898-1944)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Emperor of Atlantis or Death's Refusal, Op. 49b\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790200223835\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e7.5\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e10.5\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 182\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.schott-music.com\/en\/preview\/viewer\/index\/?idx=NTI1OTEz\u0026amp;idy=525913\u0026amp;dl=0\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn September 1942 Viktor Ullmann was interned in the concentration camp of Theresienstadt where he composed the opera \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDer Kaiser von Atlantis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e [The Emperor of Atlantis] on a libretto of Peter Kien, a fellow prisoner, in 1943. This opera was rehearsed by a chamber ensemble founded with the permission of the SS, but its first performance was prohibited after the final rehearsal. The autograph of the score only survived because shortly before his deportation to Auschwitz in 1944, Ullmann handed it, together with the libretto, to a friend who was able to save both manuscripts at the end of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opera is a parable of a cruel emperor, whose senseless war is claiming many lives. Death puts an end to the chaos by refusing his duty - now, everyone lives for eternity. The king becomes disempowered, but the people long for a release from the pain of life. Only the voluntary death of the emperor can restore death's original purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe libretto is a vigorous take on the Third Reich and more particularly the concentration camp of Theresienstadt through the means of a mystery play. The music, with its numerous references to jazz and then current light music, sometimes by direct quotation, puts the composer in the role of political commentator, following the tradition of topical opera in the 1920's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edition Eulenburg","offers":[{"title":"Study Score","offer_id":43981046906959,"sku":"ETP8067","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Study Score - Digital Download","offer_id":45102120075343,"sku":"Q25913","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/4872c2cc8ebb9b4f2c457a784bf0e0f9.jpg?v=1767136394"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/collections\/Ullmann.png?v=1667233144","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/collections\/viktor-ullmann.oembed","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}