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Article: The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) in music.(Music)
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- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Classical composers get much inspiration from works of literature--the use of the Romeo and Juliet story is a good example of this--but the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, has probably helped to give rise to more music of importance than that from any other literary source. Its stories have played a major role in offering inspiration to composers, both the great and the lesser ones. Mozart never used the Bible in his music and Beethoven's only relevant composition was his Twelve Variations based on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabeus, but many composers, Jews and non-Jews, have turned to the Bible. Subjects beginning with The Book of Genesis fight through to the books of the ...
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