Song of the Gut String Makers – In 1877, Markneukirchen in Germany was at the heart of the world’s string making industry.

Köpp, Kai (2021). Song of the Gut String Makers – In 1877, Markneukirchen in Germany was at the heart of the world’s string making industry. The STRAD, pp. 40-46.

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In 1877, to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Markneukirchen string maker’s guild, the guild masters and their families organised a huge festival to celebrate their craft. Over the past century, the German string making industry had grown to dominate the world – and since the Vogtland region of eastern Germany was the undisputed heartland of the trade, they had every reason to celebrate. As part of the festivities, the town’s postal clerk August Wilhelm Jäger was commissioned to write a song in praise of the town’s gut string makers. Not only do the lyrics give a fine example of a 19th-century German Tafellied (drinking song), but they also provide an insight into the long, tortuous procedure of turning raw animal intestines into high-quality instrument strings.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation
Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation > Performance and interpretation
Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation > Musical Instruments

Name:

Köpp, Kai0000-0003-3861-6305

Subjects:

D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
M Music and Books on Music > M Music
M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music
M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study

Projects:

[UNSPECIFIED] From Field to Fiddle

Language:

English

Submitter:

Kai Köpp

Date Deposited:

13 Dec 2021 14:53

Last Modified:

13 Dec 2021 14:53

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Historically informed performance HIP Historisch Aufführungspraxis Organology Instrumentenkunde Saitenherstellung 19th century music Musikalische Interpretation String instruments

ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.15900

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/15900

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