SOURCES

 

***Life Behind Walls***

 

The History

Baugher, Gen. Theresienstadt. February 2002. <http://www.scrapbookpages.com/CzechRepublic/Theresienstadt/TheresienstadtGhetto/index.html>

Benesova, Miroslava, Vojtech Blodig, Marek Poloncarz. The Small Fortress Terezin 1940-1945. Prague, CzR: V RAJI Publishing House, 1996.

Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Prague, CzR: Nase vojsko Publishing House, 1995.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Czechoslovakia: A Country Study. February 2002. <memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cstoc.html>

IMAGES--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings:

"Aerial view of Terezin." <www.terezin-camp.cz/anglicky/historie.htm>

"Original plan." Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Page 32.

"Emperor Joseph II." <www.wamozartfan.com/images/JosephII.jpg>

"Austro-Hungarian Empire." Map. <www.hapsburg.com/menu1.htm>

"Munich Agreement." Map. <http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/book/Chlup/chlupgif/czechmap2.html>

"Munich Agreement." <homepage.tinet.ie/~finnegam/war/world_war_ii.htm>

"Arrival of Germans." Benesova, Miroslava, Vojtech Blodig, Marek Poloncarz. The Small Fortress Terezin 1940-1945. Page 10.

 

Creation of a Camp

Baugher, Gen. Theresienstadt. February 2002. <www.scrapbookpages.com/CzechRepublic/Theresienstadt/TheresienstadtGhetto/index.html>

Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Prague, CzR: Nase vojsko Publishing House, 1995.

Friedman, Saul with Laurence Kutler. The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich. KT: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Opfermann, Charlotte. The Art of Darkness. Houston: University Trace Press, 2002.

Troller, Norbert. Theresienstadt. NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991.

IMAGES--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings:

"Armband" and "Postcard." Terezin artifacts from <chgs.hispeed.com/Histories__Narratives__Documen/Theresienstadt/Collections/collections.html>

 

The Aftermath

Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Prague, CzR: Nase vojsko Publishing House, 1995.

Friedman, Saul with Laurence Kutler. The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich. KT: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Czechoslovakia: A Country Study. February 2002. < http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cstoc.html>

IMAGES:

"Evacuated prisoners" and "Warning." Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Page 45.

"Sick prisoners." Benesova, Miroslava, Vojtech Blodig, Marek Poloncarz. The Small Fortress Terezin 1940-1945. Page 59.

 

Facts and Figures

Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Prague, CzR: Nase vojsko Publishing House, 1995.

IMAGES in order of appearance--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings:

"Map of Czech Republic." Pamatnik Terezin. May 2002. <www.pamatnik-terezin.com>

"Map of Terezin." Pamatnik Terezin. October 2001. Free museum pamphlet.

 

 

***Music Behind Walls***

 

Music in Repression

Bor, Josef. The Terezin Requiem. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.

Friedman, Saul with Laurence Kutler. The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich. KT: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Nathan-Davis, Sarah. Music of the Holocaust. April 2002. <http://www.rftf2000.org.uk/commemoration/music.html>

Mandl, Herbert. "Thoughts in connection with the Holocaust" and "Remembering Viktor Ullmann." July 2001. <www.spiritualscience.net/article.php?sid=80>

Opfermann, Charlotte. The Art of Darkness. Houston: University Trace Press, 2002.

Stabler, David. "Voices of Defiance." The Oregonian: 22 April 2002, E1.

Terezin Chamber Music Foundation. Finding a Voice: Musicians in Terezin. MA: TCMF, 2000.

Troller, Norbert. Theresienstadt. NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991.

IMAGES--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings:

"Coffeehouse ticket" and "Concert ticket." Terezin artifacts from <chgs.hispeed.com/Histories__Narratives__Documen/Theresienstadt/Collections/collections.html>

 

Composers First
  • Pavel Haas

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Peduzzi, Lubomir. "Pavel Haas." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

IMAGE:

"Pavel Haas" drawn by Petr Kien in Terezin. Courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

 

  • Gideon Klein

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Schroder-Nauenburg, Beate. "Gideon Klein." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

IMAGE:

"Gideon Klein" drawn by Petr Kien in Terezin. Courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

 

  • Hans Krasa

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Schultz, Ingo. "Hans Krasa." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

Bek, Josef. "Hans Krasa." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

SCORE:

Krasa, Hans. Brundibar (1939). Berlin: Boosey & Hawkes, 1993.

IMAGES:

"Hans Krasa" drawn by Petr Kien in Terezin. Courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

"Brundibar" image presented courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

 

  • Viktor Ullmann

Bloch, David. "Viktor Ullmann." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

Bloch, Max. "Viktor Ullmann: A Brief Biography." Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute III.2 (1979): 151-177.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Mandl, Herbert. "Thoughts in connection with the Holocaust" and "Remembering Viktor Ullmann." July 2001. <www.spiritualscience.net/article.php?sid=80>

Schulz, Ingo. "Viktor Ullmann." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

IMAGE:

"Viktor Ullmann" drawn by Petr Kien in Terezin. Courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

 

The Musical Legacy

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Reittererova (Benetkova), Vlasta. "The Emperor of Atlantis, or The Denial of Death." CD Liner Notes. Der Kaiser von Atlantis. By Viktor Ullmann. ARBOS, KulturKontakt, 1995.

SCORE:

Krasa, Hans. Brundibar (1939). Berlin: Boosey & Hawkes, 1993.

AUDIO EXCERPTS:

Study for String Orchestra. By Pavel Haas. Verklarte Nacht. Supraphon Records, 1995.

Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello. By Gideon Klein. Chamber Music from Theresienstadt. Channel Classics, 1993.

Brundibar. By Hans Krasa. Music from Terezin, Brundibar. Arabesque Recordings, 1996.

Terezin Hymn. By Karel Svenk. Composers of the Holocaust. Downtown Music Productions, 2000.

IMAGE--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings.

 

Opera as Protest

Special acknowledgement is to be made to the the following, very valuable source:

Van Vlasselaer, J.J."The Emperor of Atlantis - About the Opera." Collection of articles. 1966, 1996. July 2001. <www.stmarys.ca/partners/tsp/opera.html>

Other sources included:

Bloch, David. "Viktor Ullmann." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

Bloch, Max. "Viktor Ullmann: A Brief Biography." Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute III.2 (1979): 151-177.

Bruhn, Siglund. "Art as a Political Provocation." Art Point 14 (1997): Online, translated from German by Google. April 2002.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Mandl, Herbert. "Thoughts in connection with the Holocaust" and "Remembering Viktor Ullmann." July 2001. <www.spiritualscience.net/article.php?sid=80>

Schulz, Ingo. "Viktor Ullmann." Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Online. 12 April 2002.

Reittererova (Benetkova), Vlasta. "The Emperor of Atlantis, or The Denial of Death." CD Liner Notes. Der Kaiser von Atlantis. By Viktor Ullmann. ARBOS, KulturKontakt, 1995.

SCORE:

Ullmann, Viktor. Der Kaiser Von Atlantis (1943). Mainz: Schott, 1993.

IMAGES--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings:

"Viktor Ullmann." Bloch, Max. "Viktor Ullmann: A Brief Biography." Page 150.

"Petr Kien." <http://sharat.co.il/lel/terezin/music.html>

"Bermann vocal part." Presented courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin.

"ARBOS scene." CD Liner Notes. Der Kaiser von Atlantis. By Viktor Ullmann. ARBOS, KulturKontakt, 1995.

Images from the score provided courtesy of Schott.

AUDIO EXCERPTS:

"Asrael." By Josef Suk. Asrael. Supraphon.

"Das wort sie sollen..." By J. S. Bach. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 11. Vanguard Classics.

"Drummer's Aria." By Viktor Ullmann. The Emperor of Atlantis. Arabesque Recordings, 1996.

"Finale." By Viktor Ullmann. The Emperor of Atlantis. Arabesque Recordings, 1996.

"Harlequin's Song." By Viktor Ullmann. The Emperor of Atlantis. Arabesque Recordings, 1996

Prologue." By Viktor Ullmann. The Emperor of Atlantis. Arabesque Recordings, 1996

"Requiem." By Antonin Dvorak. Requiem. Supraphon.

"West German National Anthem." By Franz Joseph Haydn. Collections of National Anthems Vol. 1. Denon.

"Wine in Spring." By Gustav Mahler. Das Lied von der Erde. BMG Classics.

 

The Music Today

Kagan, Mark. E-mail to the author. 17 April 2002.

Niubo, Mark. Lecture #12 of Czech Music course. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 6 December 2001.

Reittererova, Vlasta. E-mail to the author. 23 April 2002.

 

***A Sense of Place***

 

In Their Own Words

Brosslerova, Ruth and Helga Weissova-Hoskova. Diary entry excerpts taken from displays at Terezin Memorial museum. December 2001.

Redlich, Gonda. The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich. KT: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Kling, Pavel. Translated by J. J. Van Vlasselaer. July 2001. <www.stmarys.ca/partners/tsp/opera.html>

Mandl, Herbert. "Thoughts in connection with the Holocaust." July 2001. <www.spiritualscience.net/article.php?sid=80>

Ullmann, Viktor. "Excerpt from The Strange Passenger." July 2001. <www.spiritualscience.net/article.php?sid=80>

Podmelova, Zuzana and Helga Weissova-Hoskova. Interview with Mark Ludvig. September 2000. 15 April 2002. <www.stories-exchange.org/sep/english/performances/performances.cfm?SID=18&CID=7>

IMAGE--see Works of Art for drawings/paintings.

"Rose." Taken by the author, see Through a Lens.

Works of Art

Most works of art are presented courtesy of Pamatnik Terezin (with the exception of images by Norbert Troller and Helga Weissova). These images have also been reproduced in publications such as:

Chladkova, Ludmila. The Terezin Ghetto. Prague, CzR: Nase vojsko Publishing House, 1995.

Karas, Joza. Music in Terezin. NY: Pendragon Press, 1985.

Langer, Lawrence L. Art from the Ashes. NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.

 

Works by Norbert Troller are presented courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute. His images have also been reproduced in publications such as:

Troller, Norbert. Theresienstadt. NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991.

 

Works by Helga Weissova are presented courtesy of Helga Weissova, and have also been reproduced in publications such as:

Weissova, Helga. Draw What You See. Gottingen: Wallstein-Verlag, 1998.

 

Through a Lens

All photos taken by the author, Melissa Misicka, between September and December of 2001. Contact terezinwebsite@yahoo.com for further use of these images.

 

 
***Other Recommended Resources***

http://www.pamatnik-terezin.cz

http://www.terezinstudies.cz/eng/main

http://www.terezinmusic.org

http://www.musicabona.com/

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/CzechRepublic/index.html

 

Davidowicz, Lucy. The War Against the Jews 1933-1945. NY: Bantam Books, 1986.

Fenelon, Fania. Playing for Time. NJ: Syracuse University Press, 1997.

Lipstadt, Deborah. Denying the Holocaust. NY: The Free Press, 1993.

Newman, Richard with Karen Kirtley. Alma Rose', Vienna to Auschwitz. OR: Amadeus Press, 2000.

Schertfeger, Ruth. Women of Theresienstadt. NY: Berg Publishers Ltd., 1989.