Vienna Music - Walk 3h : How Vienna became a music city (DE/EN)

Vienna is considered the “city of music”. This walk explains why. The tour leads through the old town and shows the development of musical culture from the early beginnings to the 19th century. The focus is not on individual composers, but on the structures behind them : courtyard, church and growing urban society. Selected audio samples make this development understandable. They show how musical forms change, build on each other and reflect the respective zeitgeist. Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Strauss show how music breaks away from fixed structures and becomes part of urban life. The walk leads from the historic center to the Ring and shows two sides of Vienna : the narrow old town and the open city of the 19th century. The tour ends at the Vienna State Opera. For those who not only want to hear Vienna, but also want to understand it.