Music and Urban Culture in Upper German Free Imperial Cities (1500-1800): Networks of Musicians in Rothenburg/Tauber, Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl

该项目的目的是利用原始资料，重建近代早期自由帝国城镇音乐生活中的个性化网络。在一个有限区域的书面例子的基础上，将发展记录专业和自由职业音乐家工作的城市交流结构的方法，其结果可能适用于其他自由帝国城市。这个选择被故意限制在一组三个例子来自北斯瓦本和中弗兰克尼亚。它们的地理位置接近，方言的异质性，档案的有利条件和来源的单一性使它们成为本研究的理想对象。在此基础上，音乐家的生活将被描述为模型和范式；他们的教育水平、专业活动、社会出身、流动性和与他人的关系。在固定职位和自由职业音乐家之间的竞争关系可以在坚实的经验基础上进行评估。同样的音乐教育可能导致不同的职业。一个简单的职业生涯，从给镇上的音乐家当学徒开始，然后当几年的熟练工，就会在其他地方得到一份受人尊敬的永久工作，而一个同样合格的同事可能不得不忍受不稳定的工作条件。在这种紧张状态下，不平等的同事之间可能会发生冲突。这些将变得可见，以及通过迁移来改善前景的尝试。印刷的和手写的音乐清单和乐器清单提供了在专业实践中期望达到的水平和可能达到的质量的充分信息。除此之外，还可以对自由皇城的音乐实践和曲目进行实证研究。此外，通过研究资料，我们获得了对早期新高级德语流派的丰富见解。

The aim of the project is the reconstruction of personalized networks in the musical life of the free imperial towns in early modern times, using original sources. On the basis of written examples in a limited region, methods of recording urban structures of communication with respect to the work of professional and free-lance musicians are to be developed, the results of which may be applied to other free imperial cities.The selection has been deliberately limited to a group of three examples from north Swabia and Middle Frankonia. Their geographical proximity, heterogeneity of dialect, favourable condition of the archives and unitary nature of the sources makes them ideal objects for this research. On this basis, the lives of musicians will be described as models and paradigmas; their educational level, professional activity, social origin, mobility and relationships with others. The competitive relationship between those employed in a permanent position and freelance musicians can then be assessed on solid empirical grounds. Note will be taken of how the same musical education could lead to different careers. Whereas a straightforward career, begun as an apprentice to the town musicians and followed by journeyman years led to respected permanent situation elsewhere, an equally qualified colleague might have to put up with precarious conditions of employment. In this state of tension, conflicts between the unequal colleagues could have been the result. These will be made visible as well as the attempts to better perspectives by migration.Inventories of printed and handwritten music and lists of instruments provide ample information on the level aspired to and the quality probably achieved in professional practice. Beyond this, empirical insights can be gained into the musical practice and repertoirein the free imperial towns. Furthermore by examining the sources we gain rich insights into early new high German genres.