| Music of Germany | ||
|---|---|---|
| Popular and modern | Electronic - Rock (Krautrock) - Hip hop - Alpine New Wave - Highlife - Cabaret - Volkstümliche Musik - Schlager - Klezmer - Heavy metal | |
| Classical | Chorale - Opera - Baroque - Classical - Romantic - Lied | |
| Folk | Oom-pah - Volksmusik - Schuhplattler - Yodelling | |
| History (Timeline and Samples) | ||
| Awards | German Music Instrument Prize - German Music Awards | |
| Charts | Media Control | |
| Festivals | Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Donaueschinger Musiktage | |
| Media | Keys | |
| National anthem | "Das Lied der Deutschen" | |
| Regional music | ||
| Bavaria - Danish-German - Swabia - Sorbia - Northern Germany | ||
| Other Germanic areas | ||
| Austria - Denmark - Flanders - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - Netherlands | ||
Although German rock music (Deutschrock) didn't come into its own until the late 1960s, it spawned many innovative and influential bands spanning genres such as krautrock, New Wave, Heavy metal, punk, and industrial. Forms of German-language music include Neue Deutsche Welle ( NDW) Krautrock, Hamburger Schule, Volksmusik, German The Electronic music of Germany consists of a number of genres that are popular around the world today Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain The term German Hip Hop denotes Hip hop music produced in Germany. Bavaria has been part of the Alpine New Wave of Folk music alongside Switzerland and Austria. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Volkstümliche Musik (German folksy music) is a modern variation on the Traditional music of German-speaking countries in general and their Alpine regions Schlager ( German Schlager, literally "hitter" or more loosely translated "a hit" is a style of Popular music that is prevalent in A chorale was originally a Hymn of the Lutheran church sung by the entire congregation Opera in German is the Opera of the German-speaking countries, most notably Germany (or the historic states which now form the Federal Republic of Germany Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as 1750 to 1810 Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 de Lied (plural de Lieder) (liːt plural) is a German word meaning literally " Song " among English speakers however the word Oom-pah or umpapa is the rhythmical sound of a deep Brass instrument in a band, a form of background Ostinato. Volksmusik (literally translated from the German as "people's music" is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of Traditional music from The Schuhplattler is a traditional folk dance from Bavaria and Austria. Yodeling (or yodelling, jodeling) is a form of Singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the Time line for Music of Germany 1523 Bavarian State Orchestra founded 1571 Michael Praetorius born 1586 Jacob The official Music Charts in Germany are collected and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft (Federal A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality The Rock am Ring ( Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park ( Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous Rock music festivals held annually in The Donaueschingen Festival ('Donaueschinger Musiktage' is a new music festival that takes place every October in the small town of Donaueschingen. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the Denmark is a Nordic country that has long been a center of cultural innovation The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic Vienna has long been an important center of musical innovation Denmark is a Nordic country that has long been a center of cultural innovation Liechtenstein is a small Central European country of Germanic cultural origins Luxembourg is a small European country and one of the Low Countries. The Netherlands has multiple Musical traditions Contemporary Dutch popular music music ( Nederpop) is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music.
Rock and roll itself arose in the United States in the 1940s, and spread across the world beginning in about 1956. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Though American rock was popular in (West)-Germany at the time, especially rockabilly stars like Bill Haley & His Comets, there were few German performers. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself A reason for this was the war - while Germany was a center of nearly all kinds of modern music before Word War II it had a difficult time in developing its own music culture after its occupation.
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1960s and 70s: Krautrock
Main article: Krautrock
Mostly instrumental, the signature sound of krautrock mixed rock music and "rock band" instrumentation (guitar, bass, drums) with electronic instrumentation and textures, often with what would now be described as an ambient music sensibility. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes
By the end of the 1960s, the American and British counterculture and hippie movement had moved rock towards psychedelic rock, heavy metal, progressive rock and other styles (from which Scorpions rose to prominence), incorporating, for the first time in popular music, socially and politically incisive lyrics. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a The 1968 student riots in Germany, France and Italy had created a class of young, intellectual continental listeners, while nuclear weapons, pollution and war inspired protests and activism. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Music had taken a turn towards electronic avant-garde in the mid-1950s. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
These factors all laid the scene for the explosion in what came to be termed krautrock, which arose at the first major German rock festival in 1968 at Essen. A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality Like their American and British counterparts, German rock musicians played a kind of psychedelia. In contrast, however, there was no attempt to reproduce the effects of drugs, but rather an innovative fusion of psychedelia and the electronic avant-garde. That same year, 1968, saw the foundation of the Zodiak Free Arts Lab in Berlin by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler, which further popularized the psychedelic-rock sound in the German mainstream. The Zodiak Free Arts Lab, sometimes known as the "Zodiak Club" or "Zodiac Club" was a short-lived but highly influential experimental live music venue founded in the Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Hans-Joachim Roedelius ( Hans-Joachim Rödelius, born October 26, 1934 in Http//www Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician. Conrad Schnitzler (b Düsseldorf, 1937 is a prolific German experimental Musician.
Originally Krautrock was a form of Free art which meant you could buy Krautrock bands' records for free at Free Art Fairs. Free art refers to any Art that is distributed to the widest possible public at no direct cost including street performance Performance art, Graffiti,
The next few years saw a wave of pioneering groups. In 1969, Can formed, adding jazz to the mix, while the following year saw Kluster (later Cluster) begin recording keyboard-based instrumental music with an emphasis on static drones. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and Ambient music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In 1971, the bands Tangerine Dream and Faust used electronic synthesizers and advanced production techniques to make what they called Kosmische musik. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain
In 1972, two albums incorporated European rock and electronic psychedelia with Asian sounds: Popol Vuh's In Den Gaerten Pharaos and Deuter's Aum. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deuter is a German New Age instrumentalist and recording artist known for his meditative style that blends Eastern and Western musical styles Aum (also Om) ॐ is a mystical or sacred Syllable in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religions Meanwhile, kosmische musik saw the release of two double albums, Klaus Schulze's Cyborg and Tangerine Dream's Zeit, while a band called Neu! began to play highly rhythmic music. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician. A cyborg is a Cybernetic Organism ( ie, an organism that has both artificial and natural systems Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Zeit (meaning "time" in German) is a 1972 album by the German Electronic music group Tangerine Dream. By the middle of the decade, one of the most well-known German bands, Kraftwerk, had released albums like Autobahn and Radio-Activity, which laid the foundation for electro, techno and other genres later in the century. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Autobahn (German for " Freeway " is an album by Kraftwerk, released For other uses of "Radio activity" and "radioactivity" see Radioactive (disambiguation. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s
Neue Deutsche Welle
Main article: Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) is an outgrowth of British punk rock and New Wave which appeared in the mid-to late 1970s. Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from Punk rock New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The field did not last long, however, done in by over-commercialization in the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Since ca. 2003, it seems that a new "Neue Deutsche Welle" has arrived. Many German singing young pop and rock groups become successful in Germany (Tokio Hotel, Wir sind Helden, Silbermond, Juli and Revolverheld for example), although the international breakthrough is not yet in sight. Tokio Hotel hoˈtɛl}} is a German band founded in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz drummer Gustav Schäfer and Wir sind Helden ( zɪnt ˈhɛldən}} German for " We are heroes " is a German band from Berlin. Silbermond ( German for "Silver Moon" is a German rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. Juli is a German rock / pop band from Gießen, Hesse, consisting of singer Eva Briegel, guitarists Jonas Pfetzing and Simon Triebel revolverheld is
Ostrock
Main article: Ostrock
Ostrock refers to rock music scene from "communist" East Germany (also known as the German Democratic Republic), which began roughly at the same time as in the West. Ostrock is Rock music from Communist East Germany. The word derives from the German word " ost " meaning "east" The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Its most well-known groups are The Puhdys and Karat. Die Puhdys (ˈpuːdis are a veteran German Rock band, formed in Oranienburg, in what was then East Germany, in 1969 although they had Karat ( German for Carat) is a German rock band founded in 1975 in what was then East Berlin.
German Heavy metal
Heavy metal scene arose in Germany in late 70's and early 80's. Hard rock band Scorpions is credited for seeding the genre in their country. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a Among the most notable acts of this time were Accept, led by Udo Dirkschneider, and female-fronted Warlock led by Doro Pesch. ACCEPT is the primary nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT Udo Dirkschneider (born April 6 1952, Wuppertal, Germany) is a German Heavy metal singer who was formerly the vocalist Warlock was a German heavy metal band assembled in 1982 They also could be described as Hard rock or even Glam metal, and gained some Doro Pesch (full name Dorothee Pesch born 3 June, 1964, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a female vocalist formerly of the German heavy Speed metal subgenre was popular with bands like Rage and Running Wild producing this kind of music. Speed metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music originating in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was the direct musical progenitor of Thrash metal. Rage is a Heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 1984 Background Rage began in 1984 under the previous band name Avenger. Running Wild are a German heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Hamburg. German bands Helloween and Blind Guardian are are credited for invention of Power metal subgenre, that gradually grew up from Speed metal and gained mainstream popularity in 90's. Helloween is a German power / Speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool Blind Guardian is a German heavy metal band which is often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in Power metal and Speed metal Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within
Hamburger Schule
Main article: Hamburger Schule
Hamburger Schule (School of Hamburg) is an underground music-movement that started at the late 1980s and was still active until around the mid 1990s. The Hamburger Schule ( German for School of Hamburg) was a musical current in Germany during the 1980s and early 1990s encompassing elements The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 It has similar traditions as Neue Deutsche Welle and mixed all that with punk, grunge and experimental pop music. Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from Punk rock Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hamburger Schule is (and was) an important part of Germany's youth and gave pop a new definition, as now it was "ok" (or "cool") to sing in German language. Hamburger Schule is also about intellectual lyrics with postmodern theories and social criticism.
Neue Deutsche Härte
Main article: Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness)
Since the early 90s bands like Rammstein, Eisbrecher, KMFDM, Oomph!, Tanzwut, and Megaherz developed this kind of Rock music as a mixture of industrial rock, heavy metal and electronic music. The Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness" /nɔʏ̯ə dɔʏ̯tʃə hɛrtə/ also known as Tanzmetall (dance metal a term popularized by Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Eisbrecher is a German rock / Electronic music band that consists primarily of Alexx Wesselsky (Vocals and Noel Pix (Lead Guitar/Programming KMFDM are a German Industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. OOMPH! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte group Albums and style OOMPH! incorporates many styles of music such as metal industrial alternative Tanzwut is a German NDH-metal and Mittelalter rock band composed of members from the folk band Corvus Corax. For the unit of frequency see Megahertz. Megaherz (eng "Mega-heart" a pun on the homophone Megahertz) is a Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production
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