... honor of the deceased (S.Friedlander 66). The strength and character of the great German composers set the standards for the music that Hitler deemed acceptable. In Hitler's mind the only worthy musician was one of pure German descent. Hitler considered Wagner, Beethoven, and Bruckner the epitome of what a good German musician should be. The composers were recognized not only for their musicianship, but also for their loyalty to the Fatherland. Hitler exaggerated the importance of the musicians ... Hans Hinkel. Hinkel had a genuine fondness for music and theater, so he was willing to su...

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... that "in Nazi Germany it [was] considered worthy of an entire government department"(Rhodes 11). They made propaganda its own section in the government to regulate and monitor what the German people would be hearing for the next several years to come. "On March 13, the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment was founded under the direction of Dr.Josef Goebbels"(Rhodes 11). "Hitler met [Goebbels] ... in 1926 and quickly appreciating his oratorical power of persuasion, made him head the Party Propaganda department "(Rhodes 13 ... friends" house"(Rhodes 27). The warden would also send in "regu...

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