Following the lead of Dvorák, Delius, and Coleridge-Taylor, many other European composers found themselves inspired by the spirituals as a source of creative material for their work. Some of these composers, like Jews and others persecuted by Hitler and the Nazis, experienced a close identification with the messages of courage, determination, endurance and strength contained at the heart of the spirituals, both in the lyrics and in the melodies and rhythms of the songs. Examples of composers in this mold include Erich Korngold, Alexander Zemlisky, and Michael Tippett.