Hitler's Influence on Europe Musicians
Hitler’s Influence on Music
Between the years of 1939 to 1945 the world was an entirely different place. This was one of the darkest parts of world history, World War II. This war truly reshaped the world, as we know it today. During this type period there was also a huge amount of compositions being produced and performed. Often times though certain composers music was censored because the leader of their nation did not agree with the composition or the ideas of the composer. The most powerful nation during the Second World War was Germany. Germany was under the control of Adolf Hitler, who created many of the problems that occurred during World War II. Adolf Hitler was viewed as a man of power and was feared by thousands of people. Adolf Hitler did have a soft spot, which many people were not aware of. This soft spot was Hitler’s appreciation for music. Not only did Adolf Hitler re-shape the economies and industries of the world, but he also had a major impact on the music being produced. Adolf Hitler was very selective of which composers he saw fit to express themselves, if you were not amongst these composers the best thing for you to do was to get out of Europe as soon as possible. The composers Adolf Hitler did see fit were very successful because of the tremendous support Adolf Hitler gave them. Adolf Hitler did not only reshape the world through his radical views on religion and appearance but he also changed the production of music in Europe during the World War II.
Adolf Hitler and Richard Wagner One composer that Adolf Hitler truly respected was the works of Richard Wagner. It was noted that when Adolf Hitler attended a Wagner commemoration in Leipzag that Adolf Hitler had “tears in his voice”. Another example of how Adolf Hitler respected Wagner was because they shared the same views regarding the treatment of Jewish citizens. Wagner and Hitler both believed that followers of the Jewish faith were to be eliminated. A year prior
Between the years of 1939 to 1945 the world was an entirely different place. This was one of the darkest parts of world history, World War II. This war truly reshaped the world, as we know it today. During this type period there was also a huge amount of compositions being produced and performed. Often times though certain composers music was censored because the leader of their nation did not agree with the composition or the ideas of the composer. The most powerful nation during the Second World War was Germany. Germany was under the control of Adolf Hitler, who created many of the problems that occurred during World War II. Adolf Hitler was viewed as a man of power and was feared by thousands of people. Adolf Hitler did have a soft spot, which many people were not aware of. This soft spot was Hitler’s appreciation for music. Not only did Adolf Hitler re-shape the economies and industries of the world, but he also had a major impact on the music being produced. Adolf Hitler was very selective of which composers he saw fit to express themselves, if you were not amongst these composers the best thing for you to do was to get out of Europe as soon as possible. The composers Adolf Hitler did see fit were very successful because of the tremendous support Adolf Hitler gave them. Adolf Hitler did not only reshape the world through his radical views on religion and appearance but he also changed the production of music in Europe during the World War II.
Adolf Hitler and Richard Wagner One composer that Adolf Hitler truly respected was the works of Richard Wagner. It was noted that when Adolf Hitler attended a Wagner commemoration in Leipzag that Adolf Hitler had “tears in his voice”. Another example of how Adolf Hitler respected Wagner was because they shared the same views regarding the treatment of Jewish citizens. Wagner and Hitler both believed that followers of the Jewish faith were to be eliminated. A year prior