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THE HIST OR Y OF VIENNA 41
Age of Franz Joseph The Moderns
The 1860s saw the emergence The early years of the 20th
of a new era of music. Johannes century saw the rise of the
Brahms (1833–97) came to Second Viennese School:
Vienna in 1862, and incorp Alban Berg (1885–1935),
orated popular musical styles Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951)
into works such as his Liebes and Anton von Webern
lieder waltzes and Hungarian (1883–1945). These composers
Dances. The Romantic were not well received in
composer Anton Bruckner Vienna, and Schönberg found
(1824–96) came to the city he had to start his own society
from Upper Austria in 1868. to get his works, and those of
Johann Strauss II (1825–99) his colleagues, heard. In 1933
rose to the status of civic hero, Jugendstil poster (1901) depicting Johann he emigrated to the USA.
composing nearly 400 waltzes, Strauss II Since World War II no
as well as his famous operetta composers of comparable
Die Fledermaus. One popular ensemble of guitars, violins and stature have arisen, though
offshoot of the period was accordion. Popular music also Kurt Schwertsik (born 1935)
Schrammel music, named after influenced Gustav Mahler and H K Gruber (born 1943)
Joseph Schrammel (1852–95) (1860–1911), director of the now attract international
and characterized by an Vienna Opera for 10 years. attention. However, the Vienna
Philharmonic, established in
1842, is still one of the finest
orchestras in the world. The
State Opera continues to
enjoy a strong
reputation, and Vienna
also has an abundance
of fine orchestras, opera
and operetta venues,
chamber ensembles
and choirs, including
the Vienna Boys’ Choir.
The Johann
Strauss II
orchestra at a
court ball Concert poster (1913) for
Arnold Schönberg
Vienna Boys’ Choir
1860–
1911 1874–1951 Arnold The worldfamous Vienna
Gustav Schönberg Boys’ Choir, the Wiener
Mahler Sängerknaben, was founded
in 1498 by that great patron
1875 of the arts, Maximilian I. I.
Today the boys perform
1825–99 1883–1945 Anton Masses by Mozart, Schubert
Johann Strauss II 1885–1935
von Webern or Haydn on Sundays and
Alban Berg
1852–95 Joseph church holidays at the Burg kapelle (see p105). To obtain a seat
Schrammel you need to book at least eight weeks in advance.
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