Bavarian Music of Germany

Bavarian traditional music is likely the most popular outside of Germany. Yodeling and schuhplattler dancers are among the stereotyped images of German folk life, though these are only found now in the southernmost places, and to provide to tourists. Bavarian traditional music has played a role in the Alpine New wave, and produced many pioneering world music orchestras that rage traditional Bavarian sounds with foreign patterns.

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This was around the turn of the 20^th century, across European and especially in Bavarian, many people became concerned about a loss of cultural traditions, this idea was linked to the Heimatschitz movement, which sought to protect regional identities and boundaries. What is considered Bavarian traditional music in recent Germany is not the same as what Bavarian folk music was in the 20^th century; like any kind of folk or popular music, patterns and traditions have evolved over time, giving birth to new ways of music.

The fame of the Volkssanger (people’s singer) in Bavaria began in the 1880s, and continued in earnest until the 1920s, shows consisting of deuts, group’s songs, humor and parodies were famous, but the pattern began changing significantly following World War I. Bally Prell, the Beauty Queen of Schneizlreuth, was symbolic of this change. She was an attractive tenor who sang lieder, chanson and operetta and opera.