Classical Music In Germany

Music in Germany is widely important throughout the whole country. Classical music is by far the most significant type of music; it’s not uncommon for younger children to start off on learning to play instruments or even join orchestras. The main reason why young German children are introduced to music early on in life is so they can learn about all kinds of different forms of music and to also influence the younger generations to partake in all different kinds of music. German music isn’t just popular in the country itself, but in others as well. The United States has been widely influenced by all types of German music, especially classical. Because of Germans migrating to the United States symphony orchestras became increasingly popular, just like they are in Germany. Throughout the Midwest and East Coast, German-born conductors have been influential to all types of orchestras and opera’s. On the other hand, both Great Britain and the United States have influenced German music as well. …show more content…
The first one is Jazz music in Germany, which started to become really popular around the 1920s. The Jazz movement quickly disintegrated around this time because of Nazi Germany. In this day and age Jazz has once again become widely popular throughout the country and because of this festivals, such as, JazzFest Berlin brings in people all around the world. The second popular genre is Pop music, which changes just as frequently as the United States pop scene. Another popular genre in Germany is hip hop, which usually bases their music off of socio-economic situations just like in the United States. The fourth and final genre in German music is the Schlager genre, which is usually meant for the older audiences and is much like the pop genre just not listened to by the younger audiences. Schlager music is often found in festivals, such as, Munich Oktoberfest and the Carnival festival located in Cologne,