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Music of Germany

Music of Germany is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Western Europe. Explore its 6 subgenres, key artists and related styles.

About Music of Germany

Music of Germany is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Western Europe.

Music of Germany has given rise to 6 subgenres on this site, such as Neue Deutsche Härte, Minnesang, Neue Deutsche Welle and German rock.

From Wikipedia

Germany claims some of the most renowned composers, singers, producers and performers of the world. Germany is the largest music market in Europe, and third largest in the world.

German classical music is one of the most performed in the world; German composers include some of the most accomplished, influential, and popular in history, among them Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Carl Orff and Paul Hindemith, many of whom were among the composers who created the field of German opera.

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Music of Germany is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Western Europe.

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