Institutions
Abstract
Vienna enjoys particularly high esteem as a city of music, a reputation that emerged long ago and still holds true today. This chapter considers the Viennese institutions focused on music as a prime generator of the frequent and the frequently high level of musical activity, discussing inter alia churches, the Tonkünstler-Societät, the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, the Vienna Philharmonic and twentieth-century institutions such as the Wiener Konzertverein and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Music History and Culture
Arts
Culture
and Music Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 149–164
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter