‘Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.’ - Berthold Auerbach Berthold Auerbach was a German philosopher and author. He was born in the Black Forest of Nordstetten, Germany. Berthold Auerbach in his early age was much influenced by the philosopher, Spinoza. Spinoza was Auerbach’s ideal philosopher and guide. His works in literature are pretty much influenced by Spinoza. Berthold Auerbach was born in a time period in which Germany experienced despotism with severe punishment and violence. Auerbach in his early age studied about law and exchanged the study of law for that of philosophy and history. Since after that, he continued to publish a lot of work which related to the nationality of Germany and unification of the people. In 1859, he moved to Berlin. Auerbach began to came into contact with local artists and writers of the capital. From this point onward, Auerbach became more interested in both literature and art. The interest has made Auerbach to look at music from a more artistic perspective. In his latter year, he looked for more inspiration and developed more thoughts on how arts are able to flourish human’s mind and life. Berthold Auerbach held a strong possession of love on dramatic art. Auerbach started to look into music as an art form when he settled himself in Black Forest village. From there, he enjoyed a hassle free life in which he described in his quote ‘Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life’ Music is a kind of expression and it can be dramatic as drama and theatre performance. He looked at music are just like dramatic art and it can flourish human’s life. ‘Music is an outburst of the soul.’ – Frederick Delius Frederick Delius (Fritz Theodor Albert Delius) came from a prosperous and a musically cultured family. He practiced in both violin and piano before he reaches to his teen ages. He engaged himself in business and as an apprentice to his father’s business before he own his musical instrument. Soon after that, his pass