Music of Germany
The German music history includes several centuries. From an economic perspective, Germany is 2013, the third largest music market in the world.
Classical music
The history of European classical music is dominated long stretches of the German composer. Due to the central position of Germany different musical traditions from all over Europe could flow together here. In the Baroque period the church music and organ building experienced a great flowering. Important Baroque composers were, inter alia, Heinrich Schütz, Dietrich Buxtehude, Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach. Inform the style of Viennese Classicism were from Germany the composers of the Mannheim School, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who is also regarded as an Austrian composer. Beginning at the time of the pre-March accompanied Lied was developed by composers such as Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to its own art form. Other important German Romantic composers were Carl Maria von Weber, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Hans Pfitzner, Max Reger and Richard Strauss.
In the 20th century, inter alia, the composer Carl Orff, Hanns Eisler and Werner Henze obtained ( new music) popularity. After 1950, influenced by the Darmstadt summer courses, the development of serial and electronic music by composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen was significant in West Germany. Important contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm are, for example, as well as the very successful worldwide film music composer Hans Zimmer.
The development of choral singing in Germany was interrupted by the Second World War and also slowed down considerably in the following years. Only since the last decades of the 20th century, a revival of international importance will take place again in this direction.
Popular music
The popular music in Germany was influenced over large parts of the 20th century of pop and folk music. Among the pioneers of this movement, the operetta houses in the German-speaking area are counted in 1900, about the Berlin composer Paul Lincke. Through the dissemination of sound recordings such as records and the radio recording came on in the era of the "Golden Twenties" increasingly schlager like popular music. Well-known representatives are the Comedian Harmonists, Marlene Dietrich, Erwin Hartung, Fritzi Massary, Max Pallenberg, Otto Reutter, Liane Haid, Paul Preil and Lilian Harvey.
Successful performers of modern pop genres are and were, inter alia, Helene Fischer, Udo Jürgens, Wolfgang Petry, Matthias Reim, Roberto Blanco, Andrea Berg, Roy Black, DJ Ötzi, Hoehner, Frank Zander and Max Raabe. In the field of folk music and Others Florian silver iron, Heino, Stefanie Hertel, Hansi Hinterseer and the Wildhearts are successful, the boundaries are blurred to hit.
The end of the 1960s, resulting Krautrock influenced the development of various forms of rock music and electronic music. This V.A. also due to the early use of synthesizer technology. Influential representatives of this era are, inter alia, Faust, Sharam, Amon Düül, Kraan, and Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk in their early stages ( see electronic music).
Known representatives of Ostrock are City, Karat, Silly, germination time, Carousel, electra and Puhdys. Many of the GDR bands were censored because of their freedom and change brought about longing texts or even banned, but them in the late 1980s successfully achieved thanks to secret concerts of political protest against the regime and it was, inter alia, on the resolution of rock musicians and songwriters.
Since its emergence in the 1980s of German Punk rock is common. Among the most successful representatives include Doctors, Nina Hagen and Die Toten Hosen. International popular are the German rock band Beatsteaks, The Rattles, The Lords, the metal band Blind Guardian, as well as the hard-rock band Böhse Onkelz, Scorpions and Rammstein, well-known representative of the so-called New German hardness, which also Oomph! be counted and Unholy. In the area of alternative rock / crossover were and are, for example, the Guano Apes, H -Blockx, Liquido, Law, Die Krupps, A Surge Thumb and important artist.
Popular indie rock and pop produce Sportfreunde Stiller, Tocotronic, Blum field, Selig and Jennifer Rostock. The BossHoss are known for their country-rock.
In the field of electronic music, the German representatives Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze among the global pioneers.
Even in the current Electro or Techno music playing German producers an important role, such as Mousse T., Paul van Dyk, Scooter, 2raumwohnung, Zedd, Tomcraft, Moguai, Snap!, The Disco Boys, Lexy & K - Paul, Kai Tracid, Tiefschwarz, SONO, Northern Lite, Blank & Jones and Paul Kalkbrenner.
The as " New German Wave" designated establishment of an independent, internationally successful German pop and rock music took place in early 1980s by artists such as Nena, Hubert Kah and Peter Schilling their commercial peak. Other successful artists of this period are the Synthpopgruppe Alphaville, Trio, Extra Wide, Joachim Witt, DAF, Ideal, Münchener Freiheit and the Spider Murphy Gang.
International success were from the 1970s to the 90s also the productions of Frank Farian, including with Boney M.. Between 1985 and 2003 to dissolve the pieces by Dieter Bohlen Modern Talking were a guarantee of success, along with his other productions, including for the talent show American Idol. Alex Christensen is another successful producer in pop music.
The 90s and early 2000s were characterized by shallow, eingägigem Pop and Euro Dance, which were significantly influenced by German music projects, eg Jasmin Wagner ( " flowers " ), Culture Beat, U96, Captain Jack, Lou Bega, Dune, ATC, E- Rotic, Fun Factory and Mr. President. In the 2000s also were celebrating among others the talent show band No Angels, Bro'Sis, and Monrose, the singer Sarah Connor, pop violinist David Garrett and the popular mainly in female teenagers band Tokio Hotel worldwide success.
Among the most famous German Poprockmusikern the presence include Udo Lindenberg, Peter Maffay, Herbert Grönemeyer, Silver Moon, July, Ich Ich and Frida Gold. The English band Reamonn was popular throughout Europe. 2010 Lena won for Germany the Euro Vision Song Contest.
Since 1995, the singer Xavier Naidoo one of the best-known German artists of the R & B and Soul, at first with his band Söhne Mannheims. In addition, include Tim Bendzko, Cassandra Steen (glass house ), Max Herre, Joy Dena Lane, Andreas Bourani, Moses Pelham, Sabrina Setlur, Ayman, Edo Zanki, Max Mutzke and Jan Delay to popular artists of this music.
Commercially successful German -language hip- hop artists are, inter alia, The Fantastic Four, Fettes Brot, Marteria, Samy Deluxe, Jan Delay, Bushido, KIZ, Die Atzen, Miss Platnum, Casper, Cro, Sido and Deicide.
First Reggae experiments there was in Germany in the late 1970s by Spliff, commercial success was in the 80s Hans Söllner. In the field of reggae and dancehall are today inter alia, the group Seeed and their singer Peter Fox, Boundzound and Dellé, the musician Gentleman, Mellow Mark, as well as the group Culcha Candela successful.
Festivals
By 2010, the Love Parade was one of the world's biggest music events. German music festivals are of paramount importance today Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Wacken Open Air, the Berlin Music Week, Hurricane Festival, Southside, Fusion Festival, Sun Moon Stars, Deichbrand, Melt!, Immergut Festival, Castle grave festival, Summerjam, Nature One Mayday, Airbeat One, With Full Force and the Wave -Gotik-Treffen.
There are also many smaller festivals that serve certain musical styles, regions or topics, such as Holi and Spring Break Festival. A festival - guide on the internet shows on over 350 festivals in Germany for the 2011 season.