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 | | After Latin-language religious music had dominated for centuries, in the 12th century to the 14th centuries, minnesingers (love poets), singing in German, spread across Germany.Minnesingers were aristocrats travelling from court to court who had become musicians, and their work left behind a vast body ofliterature, Minnelied. |
 | | The first form of German pop music is said to be cabaret, which arose during the Weimar Republic as the sensual music of late-night clubs. |
 | | The first German-language rock music albums were released around 1970, pioneered by Ton Steine Scherben and Udo Lindenberg. |
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