German Lyricist Association
The German Lyricists Association is the professional association of songwriters in Germany .
history
The German Lyricist Association goes back to the Association of German Librettists and Song Poets (BdLL), which was founded in 1945 a. a. was founded by Richard Bars . At the beginning of the 1960s, the BdLL called itself the German Text Poet Association (DTV).
The DTV is a registered association based in Munich . The incumbent president is Frank Ramond . After Frank Dostal's sudden death , he was elected at the general meeting on May 22, 2017 in Munich. Tobias Reitz was elected as his deputy .
Previous presidents were:
- Kurt Schwabach
- Günther Schwenn
- Willy Dehmel
- Hans Fritz Beckmann
- Carl-Ulrich Blecher
- Heinz Korn
- Hans Hee
- Frank Dostal
Club duties
The purpose of the association is to represent the professional interests of German lyricists and to improve the protection of their works at home and abroad. To this end, the association participates in organizations, foundations and committees that deal with the concerns of lyricists. He is involved in the drafting of contracts and other agreements that serve the interests of lyricists or their legal successors - in particular the drafting of standard contracts with composers and publishers. The association also maintains corporate memberships in organizations whose field of activity also includes the protection of lyricists.
The DTV advises its members on legal professional issues. By concluding contracts with like-minded associations abroad, the mutual protection of the interests of the members is facilitated.
Prices
DTV has launched two awards that are given to deserving members:
- The golden pen for particularly successful work as a lyricist.
- The DTV badge as an award for people who have made a contribution to German and German-language music regardless of their membership.
Well-known members of the DTV (selection)
- Ernst Bader †
- Hans Bradtke †
- Burkhard Brozat
- Fini Busch †
- Max Colpet †
- Diether Dehm
- Willy Dehmel †
- Frank Dostal †
- Norbert Hammerschmidt (lyricist, among others for Andrea Berg )
- Hans Hee †
- Kurt Hertha †
- Michael Holm
- Joachim Horn-Bernges (lyricist for Howard Carpendale, among others )
- Edith Jeske
- Heinz Korn (composer, lyricist and president from 1977 to 1993)
- Michael Kunze
- Manfred Maurenbrecher
- Julia Neigel
- Werner Raschek (lyricist for Salvatore Adamo, among others )
- Frank Ramond (lyricist for Annett Louisan, among others )
- Tobias Reitz (lyricist for Helene Fischer, among others )
- Carl Schäuble † (lyricist for Joy Fleming, among others )
- Stefan Waggershausen
- Hans Ulrich Weigel (text writer for Juliane Werding, among others )
- Gerhard Wesche (lyricist for Roland Kaiser, among others )
- Thomas Woitkewitsch (lyricist for Herman van Veen and Katja Ebstein, among others )
- Rainer Thielmann (lyricist for Udo Jürgens, among others )
- Pe Werner (singer, author, lyricist and others for Mary Roos and many more), member of the advisory board since 2018