Music and Musicians in Vienna from the Middle Ages to the Mid Eighteenth Century
Abstract
This essay considers music-making in Vienna over five centuries, dividing attention between the court and the city’s institutions, outdoor performance spaces and homes. It discusses not only well-known individuals who elevated Vienna’s fame as a musical city but also representative figures who stand in for others whose lives and careers are less known, and many whose names are lost.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Diverse Music Education Insights
Music History and Culture
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 229–252
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter