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n Boonfor Wagner’s antisemitic writings! These are opinions that seem tonshow that he was prejudiced against Jewish people. (Strange becausenall his life Wagner had Jewish friends and supporters. How did theynfeel about his writings, I wonder?)
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n Wagnernhad a large influence on music, and his Tristan und Isoldenis often credited with being the beginning of modern classical music.nHe also impacted literature, philosophy and even the visual arts.
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nSuch famous folks as philosopher Nietzsche, painter Renoir, composernDebussy, writers Thomas Mann and James Joyce and T.S. Eliot, and evennmodern-day rock band Rammstein have all been influenced by Wagner. n
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nperhapsn his most famous, “Here Comes the Bride.”
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nExplore some more…
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nHere is a printable booklet about Wagner, “The Story of the Boy WhonWrote Little Plays.”
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nHmm…I’mnnot sure I see the influence of Wagner on Rammstein. But I trust thenband if they say there is one! Here is an interesting musicnvideo by Ramstein, “Amerika.”
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nPlannAhead…
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards of June holidays,nhistorical anniversaries in June,nand June birthdays.
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nAlso,nfor the remainder of May: Maynholidays, historicalnevents in May,nand Maynbirthdays.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nInternational Day for Biological Diversity
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nNationalnMaritime Day
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