 Schuster stated that the 14 Beethoven and 15 Wagner issues equated to 8 to 10 yearbooks.According to essayist Stephen W. Brown, "Die Musik" was the most successful music periodical in Germany because it targeted readership, from laypeople, to musicians, to scholars.Brown commented that "Die Musik" was remarkable for its variety and attention to jazz, but was silenced for political reasons in 1934.