Musical Nationalism Research Paper

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Are you an American? How about an Asian? Maybe a Mexican? Whatever nationality you possess, you are still a person. People often group people into certain stereotypes based on their homeland, and even worse, their skin color. It was just in the last century that the dividing line between Caucasians and African Americans in the United States was destroyed. Despite the importance of protecting and loving everyone, no matter who they are, that is not what I am here to discuss. I am here to speak about people standing up for their country and being proud of their home. Musical Nationalism. You may or may not have heard this word. Even so, the meaning is still vital to the effects of the musical world. Musical Nationalism is basically the time when …show more content…
Being a German, he was born and raised in Hamburg. From an early age, he was instructed by his father, Johann Jakob, in the ways of music. He truly was a prodigy, due to inborn talent and his training. If only I had the talent of music, I could have led him astray. Anyway, when Nationalism hit, he was affected. He created German music to the fullest. He followed the rules of the Nationalists and supported his country. Next comes Anton Dvorak. He was born in Bohemia, which is now the Czech Republic. In 1847, Anton began school and learned how to play the violin. His skill with music was obviously very developed at a young age. He made his father proud with his musical genius. If only I could have planted the seed of dissatisfaction in his father’s heart, then I could have made Dvorak’s life miserable. My regrets aside, there is not much more to say about him except that he followed Nationalism and composed music of the Bohemian people. If I could turn back time and fix some of my past mistakes, I would go back to the time of these two musicians and tempt them into more evil. Push harder. Be smarter. Disguise myself as one of them, the “good ones”, more often. If only our chief was not so busy, he could have helped me. We could have succeeded in bringing them down to our fiery