VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
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From the 1950s until the 1980s the VEB
Deutsche Schallplatten was the monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic
.
On August 12, 1946, the East Berlin
singer and actor Ernst Busch
got permission by Soviet military administration
to institute a publishing house for music.
On February 3, 1947, Busch started the company Lied Der Zeit GmbH with the music labels Amiga
, Eterna and Lied Der Zeit.
On April 1, 1953, the private GmbH
-company had to change to a state-controlled VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb
, "People-owned enterprise").
On March 18, 1955, the VEB Lied Der Zeit was renamed to VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin.
In 1990, it became Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin.
Labels of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten:
After 1990, some of these labels were sold to other music companies.
Volkseigener Betrieb
The Volkseigener Betrieb was the legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany...
Deutsche Schallplatten was the monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
.
On August 12, 1946, the East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
singer and actor Ernst Busch
Ernst Busch (actor)
Ernst Busch was a German singer and actor.Busch first rose to prominence as an interpreter of political songs, particularly those of Kurt Tucholsky, in the Berlin Kabarett scene of the 1920s...
got permission by Soviet military administration
Soviet Military Administration in Germany
The Soviet Military Administration in Germany was the Soviet military government, headquartered in Berlin-Karlshorst, that directly ruled the Soviet occupation zone of Germany from the German surrender in May 1945 until after the establishment of the German Democratic Republic in October...
to institute a publishing house for music.
On February 3, 1947, Busch started the company Lied Der Zeit GmbH with the music labels Amiga
AMIGA (label)
AMIGA was a record label for popular music of the VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin in East Germany. In 1994 it became a label of the Bertelsmann Music Group....
, Eterna and Lied Der Zeit.
On April 1, 1953, the private GmbH
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung is a type of legal entityvery common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and other Central European countries...
-company had to change to a state-controlled VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb
Volkseigener Betrieb
The Volkseigener Betrieb was the legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany...
, "People-owned enterprise").
On March 18, 1955, the VEB Lied Der Zeit was renamed to VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin.
In 1990, it became Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin.
Labels of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten:
- Amiga for contemporary popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and rock musicRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... - Eterna for classical musicClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s, operettaOperettaOperetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
s and jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th... - Litera for radio plays, poetry readingPoetry readingA poetry reading is a performance of poetry, normally given on a small stage in a café or bookstore, although poetry readings given by notable poets frequently are booked into larger venues to accommodate crowds...
s - Nova for contemporary art musicArt musicArt music is an umbrella term used to refer to musical traditions implying advanced structural and theoretical considerations and a written musical tradition...
- Aurora for workers' songs and productions by Ernst Busch
- Schola for educational material
After 1990, some of these labels were sold to other music companies.