This database provides basic information on more than 10.000 music organizations and institutions in Germany. It informs about the structures and organization of musical life and the aims, activities and result of the work of the most important institutions. The data are ascertained by the German Music Information Centre. Every year, there is a complete update of the database; reported modifications are continuously being included.
German Music Council and the Music Councils in the Federal States | Associations, Federations and Societies | Foundations
National Level | Federal States | Local Governments
Federal Foreign Office and Agencies in the Foreign Cultural Policy Sector | Further Institutions dealing with Musical Activities Abroad | Foreign Cultural Institutes in the Federal Republic
Music Education, Professional Training, Further Education
Primary and Secondary Schools Specializing in Music | Music Schools in the Association of German Music Schools (VdM) | Other Music Schools | Conservatories, Academies, Church Music Schools and Colleges | Colleges of Music (Conservatories) | Universities, Colleges of Education and Specialised Colleges of Higher Education | Specialised Training Establishments for the Music Professions | State Institutes for Further Teacher Training and Curriculum Research | Advanced Music Training for Pedagogic and Artistic Staff in the Field of non-school Youth and Adult Education | Other Institutes for Training and Further Education | Musical Awareness Projects
Promotional Activities and Institutions
Competitions | Prizes, Scholarships, Awards | Youth Orchestras, Ensembles and Choirs at the National, State and Regional Level | Social Services for Artists
Public Music Libraries | Specialised Libraries, Archives and Research Institutes | Collections of Musical Instruments, Museums and Memorials
Orchestras, Special Ensembles and Opera/Musical Theatre
Symphony Orchestras | Chamber
Orchestras | Ensembles for Contemporary Music | Ensembles for Early Music | Concert Halls | Opera Theatre | Musical Theatre | Bundeswehr, National Police, Police Forces and Civilian Service
Central Authorities for Church Music
Catholic Church Music | Protestant Church Music
Festivals, Courses und Congresses
Festivals | Courses | Congresses
Public Broadcasting Corporations | Private Broadcasting Stations
Concert Agencies and Artist Management
Artist and Specialised Placement Services of the Federal Employment Agency | Concert Agencies and Artist Management
Music Publishers | Music Instrument Building - Industrial Firms | Music Instrument Building - Traditional Craftsmen | Wholesale | Music Retail Business | Music Antiquarians | Sound Recording and Video Programme Manufacturers | Trade Fairs and Exhibitions | Copyright Societies
Daily and Weekly Press | Music Periodicals | Journals and Almanacs | Sound Recording Catalogues
Music Organizations and Institutions in Europe
The European Music Council and the National Committees | Associations, Federations, Societies and Foundations | Government Agencies and Cultural Policy Bodies | Information and Documentation Centres | Reference Works on Music