Elie Wiesel talked about that certain song, “Even today, when I hear that particular piece by Beethoven, my eyes close and out of the darkness emerges the pale and melancholy face of my Polish comrade bidding farewell to an audience of dying men.” (p. 95). That certain song will always bring Elie back to the time of struggle of the Holocaust and the concentration
During the Holocaust, music served as a liberator for many Jewish musicians, providing comfort in the darkest of hours for many. The spirit of music can be seen during the Holocaust, as it is through the Nazi-organized orchestras that members could unite together with a shared strength emerging from the unimaginable experience. The musicians of the Holocaust played for not only their survival, but in spirit of those who perished. The musicians time spent in the concentration camps were less calamitous than other prisoners, as they could escape into the music, due to their involvement in the Nazi-organized
Born on the fourth of April, 1889, a boy by the name of Adolf Hitler would one day be known around the world as one of the most evil dictators to have ever lived. Adolf’s early youth seemed to have been highly influenced by his father until his death in 1903, after which he began to exhibit rebellious behavior. He started to fail in school and eventually quit formal education all together in 1905 and started exploring the depths of his artistic levels. In 1907, when his mother died, he moved to Vienna, planning to enrol in a famed academy of fine arts. He was rejected admission that year and the next thus leading him to a deep depression as he began to drift away from his friends.
Bach was on March 31 1685 in Thuringia, Germany. Raised in family of musicians. He had played harpsichord and organ and violin. As a young boy he was given a religious educated little did known would be composing lutheran faith influence his works in the long run. The boys of the school formed the choir at St. Georgenkirche, which gave Johann Sebastian Bach an opportunity to sing in the regular services,and also around the villages.
Hitler always had a passion for the visual arts but his father was outspokenly against it. Alois wanted Adolf to enter the Habsburg civil service, and it wasn’t until Alois’ death that he was able to convince his mother
Wilhem Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany. Wagner was known best for both his complex operas and as well as for his writings, which happened to make him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. Some say Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. Still to this day it is still unknown of who his father actually was. As a young boy, Wagner attended school in Dresden, Germany.
Ernst Haas was born in Vienna, Austria on March 2, 1921. He had a great significance in the photography field with his many works. Haas did a lot of recognizable works throughout his lifetime. Some of his most famous works included a lot of commercial work, such as shooting Marlboro Man advertisements. Haas was greatly known for his color photography.
Wihelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig Germany. There is much controversy surrounding Wagner as his works are both celebrated for their complexity while also being critiqued due to his anti-Semitic writings, which made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. Wagner attended school in Dresden, Germany and by the age of sixteen was composing his own music. In 1831 Wagner attended Leipzig University and in 1833 his first symphony was performed. Wagner then married Minna Planer, a singer and actress, in 1836 and they moved to Königsberg where Wagener became the musical director at the Magdeburg Theater.
His father wanted him to enter the Habsburg Civil Service, but Adolf wanted to become an artist. After his father 's death, Hitler pursued his dream and took an entrance exam to the Vienna Academy of the Arts. He failed to gain acceptance. After his mother dies, Adolf moved to Vienna, hoping to win acceptance into the Academy of Arts. Adolf would run into money problems and start painting watercolor paintings of Vienna.
It affected some prisoners so badly that they believed the best way out was to commit suicide instead of trying to wait or find another way out of their nightmare. A way of torture other than just physical abuse was to constantly play music at the camps. The music was seen as a way for the Nazi’s to show their power and to let the prisoners know that they have control over them and can do whatever they want. The experience of having to listen to the music was not seen as delightful, according to ORT Impact Through Education, there was a writing of his experience with this sound torture and he says, “For us, the radio did not mean something like entertainment, but a new form of torment for our souls. We had to listen to the speeches of the Führer and to him brutally insulting ourselves and our comrades” (ORT “Political Re-education of the Prisoners” par. 4).
“I wish that every young man when he begins to write music would not concern himself with being a melodist, a harmonist, a realist, an idealist or a futurist or any other such devilish pedantic things. Melody and harmony should be simply tools in the hands of the artist, with which he creates music; and if a day comes when people stop talking about the German school, the Italian school, the past, the future, etc., etc., then art will perhaps come into its own. ”-Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer primarily known for his operas. He was born in October, the actual day of his birth is a little blurry, and because during that time the day would begin at sunset so it is unsure.
Mozart, a composer during the classical period, whom had a huge role in this era. Mozart had many pieces of work that made him successful. During the classical period, he was one of the three composers who was dominant in music during this era. Mozart was known as a prodigy as an infant. Nonetheless was an outstanding and unique composer as he grew older.
Hitler was born in a small village by the name of Branau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889. When young Adolf was only three years old, his family moved to Germany, later on his brother died letting Hitler become farther and farther away from his family. One of Hitlers favorite things to do as a child was create art and one day become and artist. But Hitlers dad did not approve of Hitlers hobby. Hitlers father had preferred him to get into business.
A study into the far-reaching effects of ‘Wagnerism’, with a particular emphasis on Tristan und Isolde Born on the 22nd of May 1813 to an ethnic family in Leipzig, Richard Wagner was destined to be one of the world’s most influential yet controversial artists. I use the word ‘artist’ because ‘composer’ by itself would not be an apt enough terminology to describe Wagner. This is because he not only sought to change how music was used, but more an overall modification in the ideological fundamentals of art itself. From the age of 36, much of Wagner’s life was characterised by political turmoil; being forced to flee Germany due to his involvement in the May uprising in Dresden in 1849. Wagner would then spend the next 12 years of his life
The greatest composer of all time Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st, 1685 in Germany. Bach was the eighth and last child born to Johann Ambrosius and Maria Elisabeth Bach. For many years, members of the Bach family throughout Germany had held positions such as organists, instrumentalists, or Cantors, and the family name gained a wide reputation for musical talent. Although most of his family members were composers as well, he was the most important member as he was a genius at balancing and combining exceptional performing musicianship with extreme creativity, technical mastery and intellectual control (Wolff, 2012). Most of Bach’s works were reflected by the many positions he have experienced.
