Hamburger Ratsmusik Explained

The Hamburger Ratsmusik was the name, in German, for the Hamburg city government musical establishment of Hamburg during the baroque period. Ratsmusik was a generic term to distinguish from Hausmusik, domestic music making, during the Hanseatic period.

It is also the name of a modern ensemble for early music. Hamburger Ratsmusik, led by Simone Eckert.

Directors

Notes and References

  1. Nicolaus Adam Strungk, 1640-1700: sein Leben und seine Werke, mit beiträgen 1915 Page 48