International Music publishing as a nexus for Popular Music Production 1930-1950
Franziska Kollinger
In the first half of the 20th century, genres of popular music like revue and operetta made a notable contribution to the internationalization of European popular music, especially due to the multiple media change – from stage to screen, and from sheets to records.
The project focuses on the increasing interactions and international entanglements between music publishers and the music industry, which had a decisive influence on the production of popular music from 1930 to 1950 and on the dynamics of global music distribution.
By discussing the production conditions of popular music in the German-speaking world using examples of leading music publishers, the project illustrates the systematic interweaving of production strategies and distribution structures across media, national and ideological borders.