About “Das Judenthum in der Musik”
"Das Judenthum in der Musik" is an antisemitic essay by composer Richard Wagner. In the work, Wagner criticizes the influence of Jews on European art music. He argues that Jews have not contributed to the development of music but have instead commodified and degraded it. Wagner describes the "essence" of Jews as harmful to artistic purity. The essay is considered an antisemitic work on music theory. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1850