Michael horvitz even when god is silent
Michael Horvitz, Even When God Is Silent..
“Even When God Is Silent” by Michael Horvit
Tanner Doyle
Introduction
This piece was written by Michael Horvit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Michael Horvit is an American composer who studied at Yale and Boston University.
The Holocaust has inspired countless horrifying classical music compositions, from Michael Horvitz's “Even When God Is Silent,” its text.
He also studied composition with Aaron Copland, among others. He taught Music theory at the Moores School of Music, and Houston University. He is the co-author of a well known aural skills textbook Music for Ear Training.
Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, refers to the violent anti-Jewish pogroms that occurred throughout Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.
The name “Kristallnacht” comes from the shattered glass that littered the streets from the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues that were smashed during the attacks. Kristallnacht was a turning point in Nazi Germany’s treatment of Jews, signaling a shift from legal and social discrimination to open violence and terror.
The text for this poem was found written on the walls of a basement in Cologne Germany by allied troo