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biedermeier

BEE-dur-mie-ar

[German]

Term applied to the attitude in Germany and other European countries of c. 1815 - 1848, used in a derogatory sense to stand for the conservative, middle-class sentiment towards music and the arts and the favoring by the public of music of an undemanding, trivial, sentimental character.



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Last Updated: 2013-02-14 18:53:02