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In more than 11,000 institutions, people from various professions are committed to musical life in Germany. The spectrum ranges from educational institutions to event venues and music companies. The miz documents these structures and provides information on the principial function and organisation.

Institutions of Musical Life in Germany

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Institutions

Mozart House and Accordion Department on the Schloss Belvedere Music Grammar School campus.
Photo: Schloss Belvedere Music Grammar School

Schools of General Education and Music Schools

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Schools of General Education with Emphasis on Music
Public Music Schools
Private Music Schools
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig
Photo: Bertram Kober / Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig

Facilities for Training and Further Education

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Tertiary-Level Schools of Music
Tertiary-Level Schools of Church Music
Teacher Training Colleges
Universities
Polytechnics
Conservatories
Specialised Training Facilities for Music Professions
Vocational Training Colleges
State Institutes for Further Teacher Training
National and State Music Academies
Joseph Joachim Violinwettbewerb
Photo: Helge Krückeberg / Stiftung Niedersachsen

Promotion Institutions and Social Services

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Music Competitions
Awards and Prizes
Scholarships
Young People's Ensembles and Choruses
Foundations
Social Services
Abbildung: 3D-Scan des Beethoven-Quartetts
Photo: Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung – Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Documentations Centres and Research Institutes

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Music Archives
Music Research Institutes
Music Information Centres
Photo: C. Seifert / Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - PK

Libraries

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National Library
State and Regional Libraries
Public Music Libraries
University Libraries
Tertiary-Level School of Music Libraries
Special Libraries
Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung – Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Photo: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn / SIMPK

Museums

Categories
Music Museums and Exhibitions
Museums Devoted to Musicians and Composers
Musical Instrument Collections
Photo: Tobias Hase

Musical Ensembles

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Publicly Funded Symphony Orchestras
Chamber Orchestras
Ensembles for Early Music
Ensembles for Contemporary Music
Military Orchestras
Police Orchestras
Berliner Philharmoniker
Photo: Schirmer / Berliner Philharmonie

Venues

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Publicly Funded Music Theatres
Privately Funded Music Theatres
Concert Halls
Concert Halls and Music Stages
Music Clubs
Music Cafés and Music Bars
Socio-Cultural Centres
Foto: Wacken Open Air
Photo: Rolf Klatt / ICS Festival Services GmbH

Festivals

Categories
Music Festivals
Abbildung: Klavierstimmer
Photo: Deniz Saylan

Music Economy

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Concert Promoters, Music Agencies
Music Publishers
Musical Instrument Makers
Specialist Music Shops
Music Antiquarians
Record Producers
Trade Fairs
Collecting Societies
Photo: Elmar Witt / Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele

Media

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Public Broadcasting
State Media Authorities
Daily and Weekly Newspapers
Music Magazines
Yearbooks
Online Media
Photo: Cornelius Bierer

Central Authorities for Church Music

Categories
Central Institutions
Administrative Bodies and Departments in the Evangelical Church
Administrative Bodies and Departments in the Catholic Church
Photo: Thomas Deutsch

Politico-Cultural Authorities

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Ministries
Authorities at National Level
Parliaments at National Level
Parliaments at State Level
Political Parties
Cultural Affairs Offices
Photo: MIKA-fotografie | Berlin

Assosiations, Federations and Societies

Categories
German Music Council
Music Councils in the Federal States and Conference of the State Music Councils
Associations, Federations and Societies
Academies of Arts
Foreign Institutes

Music Organisations and Institutions in Europe

Categories
International Music Council
European Music Council
Music Councils of Individual Countries
Authorities
Parliaments