The document discusses various genres of German music and artists. It describes Johann Sebastian Bach as an influential German composer from the Baroque era. It outlines the history and popularity of German Schlager music after World War 2, mentioning artists like Helene Fischer. It also discusses the Neue Deutsche Welle genre from the 1980s that was influenced by punk and new wave. The rock band Scorpions are highlighted as having sold over 110 million records worldwide since 1965. Finally, it introduces contemporary pop singer Wincent Weiss who rose to fame on a talent show.

1. Music
by Sophie, Marie, Anna, Lara und Lea- Marie

2. Contents
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• The Scorpions
• Wincent Weiss

3. Johann Sebastian Bach
• A German composer, cantor
• He was born in Eisenach in
1685 and died in Leipzig in
1750
• The three well known works
from his: b minor Mass,
Mathäuspassion,
Johannespassion
https://youtu.be/7
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4. German Schlager
• German Schlager are very popular in
Germany.There are many artists who
make a lot of money with it. The songs
are usually about love and often very
sentimental, but catchy.
• The style started after WW2.
• Some popular singers of Schlager:
Freddy Quinn, Roy Black, Roland
Kaiser, Hansi Hinterseer, Andrea
Berg, Andrea Jürgens, DJ Ötzi
• At the moment, Helene Fischer is the
most popular singer of Schlager
Fischer
•

5. Neue Deutsche Welle
• It was a rock/pop music style in the
early 1980s influenced by British
Punk and New Wave music
• The lyrics were in German, but it was
very different from German Schlager
• Mostly teenagers and young people
loved it, while they hated German
Schlager which was popular with
their parents‘ generation
• Popular bands were: Nena, Ideal,
Extrabreit, Spliff, Trio, Rodgau
Monotones, Joachim Witt, Peter
Schilling, Falco, Spider Murphy Gang

6. The Scorpions
• German rock band formed in 1965
• hard rock to heavy metal and rock ballads
• most famous song: „Wind of Change“ from 1990,
about the political changes in Eastern Europe and
the fall of the Berlin Wall. It‘s one of the best-selling
singles in the world (more than 14 million copies)
• sold over 110 million records in total.
• have received three World Music Awards, a star on
the Hollywood Rock wall and are in the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
• In the summer of 2018 they are on their „crazy
World Tour“ in Europe and North America.
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CjRas1yOWvo
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUYjd2rjsE
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ

7. Wincent Weiss
• Wincent Weiss is a German Popsinger
• He became known through the
German talent show DSDS („Germany
is looking for the super star“)
• He was born in 1993 (25 Jears now)
• In 2017 he won the MTV award for
best German artist.
• Three well - known singles: An
Wunder, Feuerwerk, Frische Luft
https://youtu.be/IfpvdHhIRIg