Brussels – A music assortment for unity: Tens of hundreds of residents of the European Union have participated in a joint “EU Songbook”. The gathering consists of 164 songs from the 27 member states. They’re offered within the new songbook of their authentic languages and in English.
The initiators allowed individuals in each member state to vote on the songs. 100 music organizations and conservatories from throughout Europe additionally helped within the choice, it was stated.
As German songs, the normal items “Sah ein Knab ein Röslein stehn”, “Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud”, “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” in addition to the hymn “Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen” are represented. The lullaby “Guten Abend, intestine’ Nacht” was chosen as a youngsters’s tune, and within the class “Freedom & Peace” the German individuals selected the tune “Die Gedanken sind frei”.
The goal of the songbook, in line with the initiative, is to switch the European motto “Unity in Variety” into artwork. “The songs symbolize the entire magnificence and variety of German songs, each outdated and new tunes which have discovered their method into the hearts of tens of millions”, stated Ekkehard Klemm, president of the Affiliation of German Live performance Choirs and EU songbook editor for Germany, in line with the announcement. The challenge had been labored on for 9 years. (November 6)
