Introduction of The Term 'New German School'
See also Music of the Future for additional background.
To improve future debates, Brendel made several suggestions; in particular, that in future, use of the term "Zukunftsmusik" ('Music of the Future') should be avoided. The term had been derived from Wagner's essay The Artwork of the Future, but none fully subscribed to the ideas Wagner set out there about his ideals for music drama. Wagner's exaggerated and combative style meant that many whom he had attacked had wanted to defend themselves. This had caused heated debates, not excluding pettiness and personal insults. Instead of continuing to use the term "Zukunftsmusik", with its connotations of past struggles, Brendel suggested using "Neudeutsche Schule" . The new term should be understood as denoting the whole period since Beethoven's death. According to Brendel, it was common usage to call the period of J. S. Bach and Händel "alt deutsche Schule" ("Old German School"). The subsequent period was that of Viennese masters such as Mozart who had been influenced by the Italian style. Beethoven had redirected interest to the German North again and with this had opened the "Neudeutsche Schule". Although other instances of German musicians might have been taken, for the purpose of giving a lustre to the "New German School", taking Beethoven as its originator was a good choice.
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