the 1819 "younger berlin liedertafel" (or even younger liedertafel of berlin) founded by ludwig berger, bernhard klein, gustav reichardt and ludwig rellstab, continued tradition of popular choral music in the city. it differed radically from the elitist, romantic zelter's round table, once it was also based on a democratic statute. here the generation of young veterans of the world war i gathered, bringing their liberal and patriotic ideas.