Stories of Crime and Music
From ancient times music has been adored, admired and praised, or conversely, feared or hated. It is the subject of an ongoing debate on the nature of the emotions and socio-political responses it is able to evoke. This discussion reflects the diversity o
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rime and Music
Crime and Music
Dina Siegel • Frank Bovenkerk Editors
Crime and Music
Editors Dina Siegel Willem Pompe Institute Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
Frank Bovenkerk Willem Pompe Institute Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Contents
Stories of Crime and Music���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Dina Siegel and Frank Bovenkerk Part I The Criminalization of Music Entartete Musik: Perpetrators and Victims�������������������������������������������������� 13 Leo Samama Marginalizing the Muslim Ustad: Hindu Nationalism and Music in Modern North India ���������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Bob van der Linden Part II Music and Violence Castrati: Child Abuse and the Search for Musical Perfection���������������������� 55 Dina Siegel Crime at the Opera House������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 73 Lodewijk Brunt “Blood-Thirsty Blues”: The Sonic Politics of American Murder Ballads�������������������������������������������������������������������������� 87 Frank Mehring Part III Organised Crime and Music Praise the Drug Lord: Narcocorridos in Mexico ������������������������������������������ 103 Klaas Wellinga Jazz and the Mob: A Story of Unexpected Patronage���������������������������������� 123 Frank Bovenkerk
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