Music
"Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life", wrote Jean Paul Richter. In Germany music is found everywhere, from famous orchestras, composers, and choirs, to oompah bands and techno sound.
15 Fast Facts about German Music 
Germany has a spirited music scene ranging from classical to techno and pop, one seventh of the world’s opera houses, almost one million students at state music schools, and one of its most popular singers has a continuing live show hit with a song sung in praise of a grilled sausage. About German Music [offsite link]
Covering music, composers and performers from Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner to Rammstein, Hans Zimmer who wrote the theme music for Lion King, and Nina Hagen of 99 Luft Balloons.
Beethoven's 9th Symphony and The Ode to Joy
The European Union's Anthem, the 4th movement's choral finale from Beethoven's 9th symphony, The Ode to Joy, is emotive and idealistic. Its first performances were thought revolutionary, but now it has been heard in everything from Die Hard to Japanese New Year celebrations and Olympic openings. Germany's Last Love Parade
Its beginnings were in the still divided Berlin of 1989, a small demonstration for peace and understanding through music, and it became one of the world's most popular musical festivals. The Duisburg Love Parade in 2010 ended with 21 deaths and over 500 injured, and was the last.
Germany's National Anthem
Austrian composer Joseph Haydn created a melody as a hymn to God for an Austrian Emperor which, with a German poet’s different lyrics, later became the German national anthem, and for a time beautiful music was associated with a dark period in Germany’s past. Johann Sebastian Bach, Baroque Era Composer
German born Johann Sebastian Bach is the last Baroque era composer, and recognized as one of the greatest geniuses in music history. However there was relatively little appreciation of his more than one thousand works during his lifetime, and after his death they were consigned to history. Johann Sebastian Bach, Baroque Era Composer
German born Johann Sebastian Bach is the last of the Baroque era composers and recognized as one of the greatest geniuses in music history. However there was relatively little appreciation of his more than one thousand works during his lifetime, and after his death they were consigned to history. Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer and Pianist
An iconic German born composer and child prodigy who broke new ground in Western classical music, and continued to produce musical masterpieces even when profoundly deaf.
The German Music Centre [offsite link]
Das Deutsche Musikinformationszentrum, government and foreign service supported. Data sets in English which, with a bit of clever navigating, give information covering everything in Germany’s world of music. From professional, semi-professional and amateur orchestras, bands, and choirs, to future concerts and festivals, music education courses at all levels, and the role music plays on Radio and TV. The Oberammergau Passion Play
The wind of change has blown through the Bavarian village of Oberammergau’s centuries old and unique Passion Play, although Jesus’ entrance to Jerusalem, his crucifixion and resurrection remain the focal points. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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