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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel wrote numerous songs, piano compositions, cantatas, and other musical works, which were not published in her lifetime. The illustration on this hand-written manuscript…
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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1841
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This illustration depicts three Polish Jewish soldiers taking part in the Polish uprising of 1830 and 1831. The rendering of an “Israelite National Guard in Warsaw” alongside solemn, patriotic music…
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Artist Unknown
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
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ca. 1831
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The manuscript is believed to be the earliest extant Reform Jewish liturgical composition. An early example of the work of Giacomo Meyerbeer, “Hallelujah” was probably prepared for use at a service at…
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Places:
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1847
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Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) is Karl Goldmark’s most famous opera. Premiering in Vienna in 1875, its imaginative plot revolves around a love triangle involving the Queen of Sheba, Assad…
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Karl Goldmark
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Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1875