Composition in Vienna from the Vormärz to the Anschluss, 1830–1938
Abstract
The thriving musical culture of the mid to late nineteenth century and early twentieth century is addressed in this chapter. It examines the Vormärz, Revolution and Nachmärz (1830–60), Liberal Vienna (1860–97), the fin de siècle to the end of the Empire (1897–1918), Red Vienna (1919–34) and the years preceding the Anschluss (1938). The Viennese products of luminaries such as Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Hugo Wolf, Gustav Mahler, Anton Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern and Alexander von Zemlinsky are considered alongside those of less well-known Viennese figures from this period.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Literature
Musicology
and Cultural Analysis
Music History and Culture
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 272–297
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter