Gebrauchsmusik

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Gebrauchsmusik is a concept in 20th-century music, associated especially with Paul Hindemith, that emphasizes practical, functional compositions intended for everyday use and performance by non-virtuoso musicians.

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Gebrauchsmusik canonical 1

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instanceOf 20th-century music concept ⓘ
German term ⓘ
aesthetic movement in music ⓘ
musical concept ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Ernst Krenek ⓘ
Hanns Eisler ⓘ
Kurt Weill ⓘ
Paul Hindemith ⓘ
contrastsWith absolute music ⓘ
virtuosic concert music ⓘ
criticizedFor alleged artistic compromise ⓘ
defendedAs democratic approach to music ⓘ
ethically responsible music ⓘ
emergedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
emergedInCountry Germany ⓘ
emphasizes accessibility for audiences ⓘ
accessibility for performers ⓘ
practical function of music ⓘ
social usefulness of music ⓘ
hasGoal to encourage participation in music ⓘ
to integrate music into daily life ⓘ
to serve specific social functions ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
hasTranslation music for use ⓘ
utility music ⓘ
historicalContext Weimar Republic ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
influenced community music programs ⓘ
music education practices ⓘ
influencedBy socially engaged art movements ⓘ
intendedFor amateur performers ⓘ
community music-making ⓘ
educational contexts ⓘ
everyday use ⓘ
non-virtuoso musicians ⓘ
relatedTo amateur music-making ⓘ
educational music ⓘ
functional music ⓘ
typicalFeatures clear formal structures ⓘ
modest technical demands ⓘ
practical scoring ⓘ
straightforward rhythms ⓘ
usedIn chamber ensembles with mixed abilities ⓘ
church music ⓘ
school ensembles ⓘ
youth orchestras ⓘ

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Paul Hindemith → notableIdea → Gebrauchsmusik ⓘ