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German Classical

German Classical. Electronic Music. Erich und Silke . Minnesingers and Meistersingers. Minnesingers 12 th century “love poets” Meistersingers 14 th century Middle class male workers Competitions . Classical music sixteen century to present. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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German Classical

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  1. German Classical ElectronicMusic Erich und Silke

  2. Minnesingers and Meistersingers • Minnesingers • 12th century • “love poets” • Meistersingers • 14th century • Middle class male workers • Competitions

  3. Classical music sixteen century to present • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Born in Vienna, Austria 1756-1791 • Greatest composer of all time • Started composing at the age of 5 • Mood swings “bi-polar” • Know for his variety of symphonies

  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Played for French and English royal families • 1768 he produced his first opera “Singspiel” • Wrote 22 Operas • Also Made 626 Compositions • Wrote 44 Concertos • 1000 pieces big and small were written • 600 were documented and categorized • 41 Symphonies

  5. Hans Florian Zimmer • Born September 12th, 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany. • Attended high school in London, received no formal music education. • Began career playing synthesizer and using computer technology for several late-70’s New Wave pop groups. • He is a film composer and music producer. • Plays piano, keyboard, synthesizer and the guitar.

  6. Hans Zimmer • Wrote music for many famous bands including The Buggles, Tangerine Dream, and Ultravox. • The Buggle's hit “Video Killed The Radio Star” was the first music video ever played on MTV, which opened a new era of entertainment. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kGAz6HYM8

  7. Hans Zimmer’s Achievements • Composed scores for the following films (among many others): • 1988- Rain Man • 1994- The Lion King- Soundtrack has sold over 15 million copies to date. He won Academy Award for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, an American Music Award, a Tony, and two Grammy Awards for this film. • 1997- As Good as It Gets • 1998- The Price of Egypt • 2000- Gladiator- Won Golden Globe, Satellite Award, and BFCA Award • 2001- Black Hawk Down, Hannibal

  8. Hans Zimmer’s Achievements • 2005- Madagascar • 2006- The Da Vinci Code • 2007- The Simpsons Movie • 2008- The Dark Knight • 2009- Angels & Demons, Sherlock Holmes • 2011- Inception- Won Saturn Award

  9. Brandt Brauer Frick Brandt Brauer Frick Video • Formed in 2008 • German trio • Brandt and Brauer studied together “Scott” • Frick studied at the Berlin University of the arts

  10. BrandtBrauerFrick • “Mr Machine” obsession to “Kraftwerk” • Expanded there band to 10 Skilled Instrumentalist • CD is called Mr Machine has 9 tracks • “you make me real”,” Bop”, and “Caffeine” • Focused on Classical and Electronic Music • BBF plays all classical instruments in a faster pace • Very Popular in all of Europe Live Classical Music

  11. Kraftwerk • Kraftwerk means “power station” • From Düsseldorf, Germany • Started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, who were both leading members of the band, until Schneider left in 2008. • The members of the band always fluctuated. • All electronically produced. Vocals made by computer speech software or spoken through a vocoder.

  12. Kraftwerk • The two leading members of the band hold a patent for an electronic drum kit. • Kept their recording studio's location and contents a complete secret. • Released 11 albums in German and also released most in English: Tone Float, Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk 2, Ralf und Florian, Autobahn, Radio-Aktivität, Trans Europa Express, Die Mensch-Maschine, Computerwelt, Electric Café / Techno Pop, Tour de France Soundtracks • They influenced many of today's artists. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHEoMpMvz7A

  13. Sources Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition 11/1/2011 p1-2, 2p http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart.aspx http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/bio http://www.enotes.com/zimmer-hans-reference/zimmer-hans http://movies.yahoo.com/person/hans-zimmer/biography.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Kraftwerk.aspx http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kraftwerk-mn0000104714 http://www.last.fm/music/Brandt+Brauer+Frick/+wiki http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/101659 http://www.brandtbrauerfrink.com/index.php/biography

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