Der singende deutsche Mann in competition. Concepts of archievement and competitiveness at Preissingen (choral competitions) between 1840 and 1918

尽管在当今音乐界，竞技表演是不可能被忽视的，但这种现代音乐竞技文化在18世纪末和19世纪初的起源和发展至今还很少受到研究的关注。这尤其适用于所谓的普雷辛根（Preissingen），即男声合唱团的比赛，大约从1840年开始，这种比赛在德国的各个地区迅速蔓延。Bürgertum，特别是Kleinbürgertum，加入了大量参加这些比赛的合唱团。因此，在一个跨学科项目的框架内探索普雷辛根似乎是合理的，考虑到有关德国Bürgertum的历史研究结果，与跨学科研究的理论思考相联系，这些研究涉及被称为竞争的独特社会互动以及音乐学中的相关思考。主要问题是，在1840年至1918年期间，在普雷辛根的参与者的具体实践中，表现出了什么样的成就或竞争概念，以及从这些思想和实践中可以得出什么样的结论，关于中产阶级对成就和竞争的特定取向。

Although it is impossible to ignore competitive performance in the present-day world of music, the origins and development of this modern competitive culture in music in the late 18th and early 19th centuries has until now received little attention from research. This holds particularly for the so-called Preissingen, competitions for male voice choirs, which spread rapidly in various regions of Germany from about 1840. The Bürgertum, especially the Kleinbürgertum, joined choirs that took part in these competitions in huge numbers. It therefore seems reasonable to explore the Preissingen in the framework of an interdisciplinary project, taking into account the results of historical research concerning the German Bürgertum, linking up with theoretical considerations from interdisciplinary research concerning the distinctive social interaction known as competition and with respect to relevant reflections in musicology. The leading question will be what concepts of achievement or competition are manifest in the concrete practice of the participants in Preissingen between 1840 and 1918 and what conclusion can be drawn from these ideas and practices with respect to a specific middle class orientation towards achievement and competition.