Transcript Ich und Ich - EST

A selection of German music
from
the Baroque era until today
Europe is Culture without Borders
Istanbul - April 2013
Baroque
Baroque
• comes from the Portuguese „barroca“ and
means “elaborate”  with many details.
• is a period of artistic style (1600 to 1750)
• three different periods: early, middle and late
• new musical forms: suite, fugue, sonata,
cantata and oratorio
• Famous musician artists: Johann
Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich
Händel and Antonio Vivaldi
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1709)
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1709)
• was a famous German composer, organist
and violinist
• born: 21/ 31 March 1685 in Eisenach
• died: 28 July 1750 in Leipzig
• parents: his father Johann
Ambrosius Bach (director of the
town musicians), his mother
Elisabeth Lemmerhirt
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
• At the age of 10 years, he got his first
lesson from his brother (Johann
Christoph), who was an organist.
• 1700: went to the Michaelis
school in Lüneburg
• Visited often musicians in
Hamburg, Celle and Lübeck
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Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-170)
1703: became a job as a violinist and organist
1707: organist in Mühlhausen
1708: organist court organist in Weimar
1714-1717: court concertmaster in Weimar
1717: court bandmaster in Köthen
1723 to death: Thomas‘ choirmaster
and music director at Leipzig
university
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-170)
Family:
• Two wives had given birth to 11 boys and 9 girls,
just 9 children survived.
Hamburg
Lübeck
Lüneburg
Köthen
Celle
Leipzig
Eisenach
Weimar
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
His works
Some of his compositions:
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Organ compositions: trio sonata
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Orchestra compositions: four overture
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instrumental compositions: violin concerto
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chamber music: some sonata
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piano music: four duets
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
His works
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perfectionist of the baroque music
Has his own directory (Bach- Works- Directory)
Art of his compositions: organ, orchestra,
instrumental compositions, chamber music
and piano music
He is one of the most important
composer of the music history
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
• Born in 1770 in Bonn, died in 1827 in
Vienna
• One of the most important composers of
Viennese Classic
• Taught by J. Haydn in 1792
• 1824: Ninth Symphony
("Ode to Joy“)
The Turkish March
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Background information
The March
Style
Results
German Swing
Swing dancing is forbidden - a myth?
• Swing Dance was banned in 1937
"imposed on local or regional level" and
related to mainly dance halls where it has
been regularly swing dancing.
• Since 1938 signs which hung out at swing
dancing halls have not been
allowed.
Background
• The Swing youth was an opposition group
during the national socialist dictatorship.
• It consists of teens between the age of 1421.
• They organized dance partyies
• They made jokes about the
„Hittler Youth“ and the national
socialists.
Movies and Musicals
• Movies and musicles have dealt with the
ban of swing dance
The most famous are:
• Swing Kids (USA 1993)
• Schlurf - Im Swing gegen den
Gleichschritt (Österreich 2007)
• Swinging St. Pauli
• Swing Time!
Ich und Ich
“Me and Me”
Ich und Ich
band history
• met the first time in recording studio in Berlin
• Anette noticed that Adel has a beautiful voice
 they started the project “Ich und Ich“
● 18th Apr 2005: 1st album “Ich und Ich“
 top ten success in Germany with
“Du erinnerst mich an Liebe“
(“You remind me of love“)
 Jan/Feb 2006: tour through Germany
Ich und Ich
band history
• 29th Jun 2007: 2nd album “Vom selben Stern“
(„From the same planet“)
• 9th Nov: “Stark“ (“Strong“)
• 4th Apr 2008: “So soll es bleiben“
(“It is to be this way“)
• 20th Jun 2008: album reached no one in the
German album charts
 1,3 Mio sound carriers
and 3 platinum singles
Ich und Ich
band history
• 13th Nov 2009: 3rd album “Gute Reise“
(“Have a good trip“)
• 30th Oct: „Pflaster“ („Tape“)
• five weeks on position one in the charts
• sold 3 Mio albums until today
• Aug 2010: creative break
 different projects
Ich und Ich
“Pflaster“
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“Tape“
love song
had no hope anymore, felt bad and lost
was afraid and hurt
knew it wouldn‘t go on without love
she came, saved him and made his
hurt soul whole again
Ich und Ich
“Stark“
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“Strong“
his life is a chaos
he‘s always on a quest but he lost his way
tells the person he sings to:
“You think that I‘m strong and that I
always know where to go. You think I‘m
controlling everything.“
• he only put up a big front
• wants to show the “you“ his real face
Gentleman
A german reaggae musician
The artist
• Born in 1975
• Father is a Protestant preacher
• Since 18 a close connection to Jamaica
– His second home
• Married toTamika
• Two children
His music
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Started as a DJ
Later typical reggae `Roots-Reggea´
Now: Mix Reggea with electronical music
Sings in English ans Jamaican Creole
Song examples
• Top albums:
– Confidence (1st)
– Diversity
(1st)
• Top singles:
– Superior
(20th)
– It No Pretty (19th)
– To The Top (16th)
Tim Bendzko
• Born in Berlin
• German singer and songwriter
• Debut album was released 2009
– Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (If words
were my language)
Song exapmles
• Released 5 Singles
• Successful in Germany
– Nur noch kurz die Welt retten (2nd)
– Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (5th)
– To The Top (16th)
Photo Sources
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http://www.fan-lexikon.de/musik/tim-bendzko/bilder/xl/tim-bendzko14462.jpg
http://www.fan-lexikon.de/musik/tim-bendzko/bilder/xl/tim-bendzko14462.jpg
http://starsandmore.info/cms/referenzen.html?start=3
http://lnx.classicaviva.com/portale/wpcontent/uploads/2012/05/beethoven1.jpg
http://www.archidicolonia.de/archidicolonia/musik/komponisten/jsbach/jsbac
h.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pannini,_Giovanni_Paolo__Musical_F%C3%AAte_-_1747.png
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