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Das Judenthum in der Musik
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"Das Judenthum in der Musik", is an antisemitic essay by composer Richard Wagner which criticizes the influence of Jews and their "essence" on European art music, arguing that they have not contribute
Title page of the second edition of Das Judenthum in der Musik, published in 1869
Title page of the second edition of Das Judenthum in der Musik, published in 1869
Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer, linking Mozart and Wagner. With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera "decisive character". Meyerbeer's gr
Das Judenthum in der Musik
…capabilities, but because of their control over financial resources. In particular it discusses the music of Jewish composers Felix Mendelssohn and Giacomo Meyerbeer, acknowledging its technical proficiency but criticizing it as lacking genuine artistic passion. According to Wagner, authentic art is rooted in immersion…
Giacomo Meyerbeer, engraving from a photograph by Pierre Petit (1865)
Giacomo Meyerbeer, engraving from a photograph by Pierre Petit (1865)
The young Jacob Beer, portrait by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1803)
The young Jacob Beer, portrait by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1803)
Amalie Beer, Meyerbeer's mother, painting by Carl Kretschmar [de], c. 1803
Amalie Beer, Meyerbeer's mother, painting by Carl Kretschmar [de], c. 1803
Gioachino Rossini in 1820
Gioachino Rossini in 1820