Music against walls in the Arab-Israeli conflict
by Ana Arambarri
Description
With an agile, precise and sustained style Música Contra los Muros explores the influence of music on the human being in extreme circumstances. Different choral voices immerse the reader in the geopolitical labyrinth of the Middle East and tell a true and little-known story: that of famous musicians who canceled all their commitments and voluntarily traveled to Israel to encourage their compatriots who were fighting at the front. Against this backdrop, suggestive narrative threads are woven: the passionate romance of the pianist Daniel Barenboim with the cellist Jacqueline du Pré during the Six Day War; the account of Israeli soldiers, whose voices were censored for forty years, forced to participate in a war in which they did not believe; or the torn lives of thousands of Palestinians who, since the occupation, lost the right to a decent and dignified life. Hand in hand with a narrative strategy that recalls the New Journalism that emerged in the sixties, a reconciliation proposal is offered: the case of the West-Eastern Divan orchestra, made up of Arab, Israeli and Palestinian musicians, shows that thanks to music, coexistence is possible. Edward Said, a Palestinian thinker and philosopher, asked himself: Who knows how far we are going to be able to change the thoughts and convictions of these young people thanks to music? The energy of this interrogation continues to challenge the possibilities of the present, while confirming the success of an experience as unusual as it is fascinating.
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Author Biography
Ana Arambarri
Her professional activity has been related to Corporate Identity and Communication. She has worked in the press office of the Ministry of Public Works, MOPU, in the Ministry of the Presidency and has been Director of Communication at INI, the National Institute of Industry. For 30 years she has managed a company dedicated to Communication, Graphic and Industrial Design, which has created the Corporate Identity of the main public and private entities in the country.
In the area of creation, she designs her own collections of modern jewellery, which have been marketed through the firm AA&A, participating in exhibitions and specialised fairs in the sector, both nationally and internationally.
In recent years she has curated several art and design exhibitions: Working with Signs and The Energy of Graphic Thought, as well as the photography exhibition Gypsy Women.
In 2017 she published a biographical study on Ataúlfo Argenta, Música Interrumpida, and in 2020 Música contra los Muros, en el conflicto árabe israelí.
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Rights available for English, French.
Paula Jiménez de Parga Agencia Literaria
Freelance literary agent with more than 20 years experience in cultural management and copyright management. Director of the A + V Visual Creators Agency (A+V Agencia de Creadores Visuales).
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- Publisher/Imprint Galaxia Gutenberg / 1000
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788417971458
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatPaperback
- Pages224
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleMúsica contra los muros en el conflicto Árabe-Israelí
- Original Language AuthorsSpanish
- EditionFebruary 2020
- Copyright Year2019
- Illustrationno
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