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Please briefly introduce the history of German pop music.
Germany is famous for its music. It is a famous music town in the world. The German nation is a nation that loves music and has great musical talent. Its achievements in music are unparalleled. Almost no country in the world has produced so many famous musicians like Germany in the course of its historical development. Historically, the center of German music has always been in Vienna, the capital of Austria. When talking about the history of German music, people always include Austria, because these two countries not only belong to the category of German language and culture, but also are closely related and inseparable in their long historical development. Bach and Handel are the most outstanding composers in Germany in the 17th century. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are called the most outstanding classical music masters in Vienna < P >; As the kings of German songs, Schubert and Schumann are outstanding representatives of German romantic music in the 19th century. In the second half of 19th century, Wagner was the central figure who decided the development of music in Germany and even Europe. In addition, there are Brahms, Schoenberg, Midemite and other famous musicians, who have also made important contributions to the development of music in Germany and the world. Up to now, there are many art festivals or music

groups in Germany specially designed to commemorate these masters. Such as the Bonn International Beethoven Festival, the Wagner Cultural Festival in Bayreuther, the choir of Geixing Church dedicated to Bach's music, the International Bach Association and the Bach Cultural Festival held from time to time.

The German nation is a nation that loves music. In Germany, the love for music is universal. Music plays an important role in German cultural life. Germans attach great importance to

cultivating the musical quality of the next generation, and children are influenced by music from society, schools and families since childhood. In addition to music lessons in good schools, mothers often start to cultivate their children's interest in music early. All primary and secondary school students often learn a musical instrument after class without exception, and the flute and guitar rank first. Today, one in every two young people in Germany can play a musical instrument. Young people are always more interested in listening to music than watching TV. Germany sells 24 million domestically and internationally produced records, tapes and CDs every year.

In Germany, the hometown of music, if anyone doesn't know the basic knowledge of music, can't appreciate or play musical instruments, it will be regarded as a great regret in cultural accomplishment.

There are 12l opera houses and 146 professional bands in Germany today, all of which are funded by the state. Berlin Philharmonic, who was once the life-long chief conductor of karajan, is very famous in the world. Karajan

can be regarded as a generation of internationally recognized music conductor in the German modern music scene, and the Salzburg Easter Music Festival founded by him is a fairy mountain pavilion in the hearts of musicians from all over the world. The "karajan Conduction Competition" named after his name

is the cradle of young conductors. He directed and produced more than 8 kinds of music tapes and records, and sold more than 1 million boxes (sheets). On July 16th, 1989,

karajan died in his hometown of Salzburg. There are many famous bands and musicians in German music, such as Munich Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Dresden National Small Band, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and so on. The famous German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, trumpet player Ludwig Guerteler, singer Hildegart Baehrens, Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau, Bede Hoffman, René Koro, Peter Schlayer, hermann prey and Ada mozer are all outstanding in the international music field. Among them, Anne-Sophie Mutter is known as the "genius of the century" violinist. In 197, at the age of seven, Mutt won the first prize in the German Youth Music Competition with his extraordinary < P > musical talent. After her musical talent was discovered by the famous conductor karajan, they cooperated many times, and the name of Mutt became famous all over the world. This famous female artist is also < P > an enthusiastic philanthropist. Every year, she holds many benefit concerts to support people in need. When she visited China in December 1997, she found a promising young Chinese violinist, and immediately offered to help the Chinese violinist go to Germany for further study.

Germans have a special preference for chamber orchestras and chamber music. String instrument ensemble is not only deeply loved by the audience, but also popular as a family playing instrument. Meros Quartet, Berlin

Cross Mountain String Quartet, Sherubini Quartet, Feng Te Nai Quartet and Mannheim String Quartet are all famous German chamber orchestras. In addition to professional small bands, music-loving Germans have spontaneously organized millions of small family bands. Every time after work or on public holidays, people would rather turn off the TV and get together with relatives and friends to play and sing and entertain themselves. Music has

become a good social way for people to express their feelings. In the modern cities of Germany, people can often see some folk artists performing in the streets. They play the ancient organ

, write and perform, play and sing, adding a fresh and quaint color to the noisy city.

Chorus has always been a traditional music form in Germany, with many fans. Compared with the typical male chorus in the 19th century, people now prefer mixed chorus. In Germany, both children's choirs and adult choirs are composed of their fans.

For a long time, classical music has been the mainstream of German music, but in recent decades, jazz, rock music and pop music have gradually been accepted by German audiences and formed their own styles. German

jazz music is mainly famous for its free jazz. Albert Mengersdorf is one of the best trombone players in the world. Like other countries, the younger generation in Germany is also keen on rock music. They like not only international rock stars, but also their own stars in Germany. The famous German rock bands include Scorpion and Princes, all of which are world famous. In Germany, young people listen to radio, records and rock music tapes almost every day. Music brings young people together. As long as there is an open-air concert attended by stars, even middle school students don't care about the expensive ticket price as high as p>2 marks. At the concert, the changing lights and deafening shouts seemed to bring people to another world.

In Germany, people not only like listening to music, but also want to make their own music, or hope to get further studies in this field.