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Cooper Schuttloffel

Music in World Cultures 001

December 11th, 2022

Germany

In today's paper, we are going to be talking about Germany. Germany is a very festive country

with many diverse cultures and beliefs. Germany's history is about as good as it gets, Germany is made

up of sixteen different regions and each one of those regions has an extremely diverse and different type

of culture. During the war, a lot of German cultures were wiped out for years that the war went on and

because of the war most people were forced to believe in one thing and a lot of the different

from Germany and moved to America after the war his dad was in the war and that's where my grandma

and grandpa met each other. They got married and came back to America to live, even though my dad

grew up in America with his mom being from Germany his household had some very German traditions

as well. My grandmother to this day still has the thickest German accent I have ever heard in my life even

though she has lived in America for decades. Growing up my dad was raised in a Catholic household, but

he had some German traditions like Lederhosen. My Dad has been to Germany multiple times since he

has grown up and said that some of the traditions that they did growing up were very familiar to him

when he would go visit the country.

Q and A

Question. What was the most memorable German tradition growing up?

Answer. Going to the beer gardens and Octoberfest.

Questions. What was your favorite part about Germany?

Answer. The food and the drinks.

Question. What was it like growing up in a more German household.

Answer. It was very interesting it wasn't super different from growing up in a normal household but

there was a lot more traditions that we had and some of the clothing that we had was not normal for a

normal American household and was very traditional to Germans even though we didn't wear these

clothes all the time but we still had them because it was part of my mom's culture and now my culture

too.

Question. What were some of the cloths you had that where German

Answer. When I was little and growing up, I had a pair of lederhosen.

Question. What were some of the instruments that you remember being used to perform some of the

songs and music that you experienced when you would go to German festivals?

Answer. The most memorable instrument when I would go to Germany is the accordion because it was

pretty much used in every German dance and song that you would experience in Germany. There were

also other instruments that I remember like the cello and the tuba were also very common over there.

Question. Was there any specific dances or songs that you remember that were very popular in

Question. Were there any stories you remember from German culture?

Answer. The first one that comes to mind is the story of the Struwwelpeter which was about a monster

that would take your thumbs if you sucked on them, it was more of a story to get kids to stop sucking on

their thumbs.

Question. Did you play any instruments that were related to German culture?

Answer. I did not play any instruments at all, but your grandmother played a couple of instruments, I

don’t remember the names of them.

Question. What part of growing up in a partially German household was noticeably different?

Answer. I think the biggest thing when it came to growing up in a partially German household was, we

Question. Was it difficult growing up in a more German household seeing that most of the people

around you like your friends were not raised in a German household?

German culture and American culture and I think that all my friends thought it was kind of unique the

Music analysis one

They are on a mountain with a very beautiful background with trees flowers and a river flowing through

the background. All four of the men are dressed in very German outfits they all look like they're wearing.

All four of the men have their different instruments in each of their hands one looks like he's playing

accordion while another one is playing the tuba there is also one playing the trumpet a flute is being

played as well and also a guitar.

The video starts off with them playing all their instruments at once and an upbeat tone,

shortly after all four of the guys in the video start singing German I can't understand what

they're saying because I don't speak German but I can tell that is a very happy and upbeat song

from the expressions on their face and the way they are singing all four of the men seem to be

extremely happy during the song.

Concepts

Sounds

really play a great role and expressing all these different emotions.

Behavior

The behavior in this video was very happy it reminded me of something that you would dance to

at the festival. The clothes they were wearing showed the German tradition. The scenery that they were

in throughout the video also showed a very German aspect to the video, they also visited with some

other people in the video, and they were all playing the accordion together and enjoying the music and

dancing. Overall, the behavior of this video was very happy and upbeat.

Music analysis 2

The next song we looked at was the German polka song. This song was being performed at some

sort of festival. There was a big audience of people gathered around a bunch of dancers on a dance floor.

All these people were dancing to the polka music that was being played. The people playing the music

look like they were very familiar with what they are doing because of the way they were dressed and

how they were playing their instruments. The tourists enjoying the music all looked very intrigued and

interested. Most of the people around the dance floor danced eating food and drink.

Concepts

beat to it which makes it easier for the people dancing along to follow along with the song. I think

another concept of the song is that it is supposed to be used at festivals when celebrating because of the

way it is more of a happy song.

Sounds

The sounds of the song are very fast-paced and upbeat. There is an accordion being played as

probably the main centerpiece of the instruments in this song, there's also a trumpet and a flute being

played in the song. The crowd is clapping along to the song adding another element to the noise. The

Behavior

The behavior in the video represents the dance being performed in the video perfectly. Everyone

Music analysis 3

starts with the trumpet playing the setting is a mountain range with a lake in front of the mountain range

and multiple trees and woodland all around. as the song goes on a German singer joins in and begins to

sing in a very soft and soothing manner, there's also an accordion being played and a trumpet, a cello,

and a tuba. All these instruments that are being played in the song are being played very slowly and the

song overall has a more relaxing beat period

Concepts

I feel like this song’s main purpose is to tell people about Germany they gave a translation into

English in the song and a lot of the lyrics talked about how Germany was the man who was singing home

and there's no other place as beautiful as it. I think this song it's just describing how wonderful Germany

Sounds

As for the sounds and the song they are very soothing and subtle. This song doesn't so much

Behavior

The behavior of this song is very relaxing the man in the song singing he's very mellow and chill

and the scenery all around just depicts a more calming setting. The river and the mountain in the

background and the lake all give off a very relaxing vibe, this song is more of a feel-good song to make

you feel like you are somewhere you belong like home.

Overall, in this paper what I've learned is that German culture is very unique from the music the

songs the dances and the food everything has its purpose and is very impressive. I think the outfits that

they wear when they are performing dances and the dances that they do are one of the most unique

things about Germany’s culture and from talking to my dad I think that the food is also a huge staple in

German tradition and culture. Germany is a very unique country and even though it has been through

some hard times in the past it has shown that its traditions culture and its music can never be taken

away.