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源，在早期现代自由帝国城镇的音乐生活中重建个性化的网络。在有限区域的书面范例的基础上，将开发记录与专业音乐家和自由职业音乐家的工作有关的城市交流结构的方法，其结果可以应用于其他自由帝国城市。选择被刻意限制在北斯瓦比亚和中弗兰科尼亚的三个范例。地理位置相近、方言异质性、档案条件优越、资料来源单一等特点使其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典范和典范；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。然后，可以根据坚实的经验基础来评估长期工作人员和自由职业音乐人之间的竞争关系。同样的音乐教育将会导致不同的职业生涯。虽然一份简单的职业生涯始于镇上音乐家的学徒，然后是几年的熟练工，但在其他地方，一个同样合格的同事可能不得不忍受不稳定的就业条件。在这种紧张状态下，不平等的同事之间的冲突可能是结果。印刷品和手写音乐的目录以及乐器清单提供了大量信息，说明专业实践中可能达到的水平和可能达到的质量。除此之外，还可以在自由帝国城镇的音乐实践和曲目中获得经验性的见解。此外，通过审查来源，我们获得了对早期新德国新高中流派的丰富见解。

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.