Königsberg Town Musicians

The Königsberg Town Musicians were musicians in Königsberg i. Pr.

They were first mentioned as castle musicians in 1390. In 1413 they formed a guild of minstrels. From 1650 they were called town musicians. They lived in the city ​​gates and played at private parties. From 1796 the choirs were blown by the castle tower "with prongs and trumpets". On Christmas Eve , for almost 300 years, the town musicians have marched through all the streets with trumpets and trombones in almost every weather and blew the chorale. From heaven up there I come .

See also : Königsberg Castle , Green Gate (Kneiphof) and Königsberg fortification buildings

literature

• Christian Krollmann : The oldest role of the Königsberg town musicians . Communications of the Association for the History of East and West Prussia (Mitt VGOW) 3 (1928/29), pp. 53–54