Württemberg

famous organ by Joseph Gabler, 1737-50 - 4 man., 2 ped., 63 stops + Cuculus, Rossignol, Cymbala, Tympanum, Carillon - the vox humana, too lovely for the fathers, had to be removed!

organ by Joh. Nepomuk Holzhay, 1785 - 3 manuals, 40 stops

organ by Joh. Georg Aichgasser, 1751 - one manual and free pedal, 18 stops

birthplace of Conradin Kreutzer (°1780), nice scenery

Kreutzer monument (1883)

organ by Hieronymus Spiegel, 1759 - 1 manual, pull-down pedal, 5 stops in  Shuh (shoes) instead of Fuß (feet), short octave - in wholly original state

former Hohner factory of harmonicas and accordeons - est. 1857, buildings 1920s - museum - opposite the villa of founder Matthias Hohner

actual Hohner factory and shop, since 1993. The company is since 2016 in Taiwanese hands. 

in 1943 several music academies evacuated with Hohner's help to Trossingen; from this the music academy proceeded - special early music institute incorporated since 1992

theatre and concert hall

former residence fam. Stauffenberg, built 1850 - collection Jehle of instruments 16th-19th c. - concert room

birthplace of Sigfrid Karg-Elert, born in 1877 as Siegfried Karg - lived here until 1883

Fine organ by Anonymus, c 1700, I/pdp/6.

Hohenzollern residence, built 1850-67.  Michaels-Kapelle 15^th c. - #W Leonard Lechner 1583-85,  Wenzel Stich-Punto c. 1800 in previous building

Liszt stayed in the Hofgärtnerei 1843 and '44

hunting lodge from 1741 - Sunday concerts with Spohr, Vieuxtemps, Liszt - Berlioz conducted and stayed here in 1843

organ Konrad Beckh 1589 / Urban Reiter 1713,  9 stops; mean-tone tuning

Organ by Eberhard Vischer, 1733, II/p/29.

graves of Friedrich Silcher (†1860), of the composer Josephine Lang (†1880)  and of the poets Hölderlin and Uhland

Silcher monument, ambiguous structure from Nazi era: one side peaceful, the other with military scenes (according to Ich hatt' einen Kameraden)

Institute of musicology of Tübingen University -  Friedrich Silcher war from 1817 music director of the University

The piano firm of Schiedmayer in Stuttgart goes back to 1735. Since 1980 no pianos were built anymore; the firm concentrates on the celesta.

organ by Andreas Goll, 1795, II/p/23. The a and b-flat of Tromba-8' are played by angels on the side-towers

Organ by J. Viktor Gruol & Söhne, 1824, II/p/20.

birthplace of composer and folk song collector Friedrich Silcher (°1789) - exposition and Silcher archive (incl. 1000 MSs)

capital of Württenberg - Joh. Jacob Froberger °1616 - L.Lechner (1594-1608), Jommelli (1753-69), Zumsteeg (1793-1802) - rich music life

built 1912 as court theatre - 1426 seats - #W Max von Schillings (FP Mona Lisa 1915) and Wieland Wagner (his 'Winter Bayreuth')

Liszt monument, erected in 1903 by his pupil Johanna Klinckerfuss (reconstruction; after the war the original landed in Bad Wimpfen, > 5411).

music academy since 1921 - #W Hugo Distler 1937-40

library and archive with materials from court chapel and -theatre and from several monasteries

here lived the piano maker Joh. Lorenz Schiedmayer and (1815-16) his friend Friedrich Silcher

large collection of musical instruments (belonging to the Landesmuseum); remarkable keyboard instr.

memorial tablet for Chr. Fr. Daniel Schubart

memorial tablet for Leonard Lechner, #W 1594-†1606 in Stuttgart and buried in this church

first Liederhalle (1864) destroyed; actual building 1956 - three concert halls

collection of non-european instruments

grave of C.F.D. Schubart, †1791 - also grave of Emilie Zumsteeg, musical daughter of J.Rudolf Z.; his own grave unknown

built 1763-67 - Jommelli headmaster - in 19th c. orphanage in annex; young Zumsteeg 1770 - today art academy, incl. master classes, performances

house of Hugo Distler 1937-40 (called Eichhörnchen; every house in the housing estate from 1936 bears the name of an animal)

Juda Weil, born c. 1360 in this town, was the ancestor of many rabbinal generations and finally of Kurt Weill !

Birthplace of the astronomer Johannes Kepler (*1571) with museum. He emphasized the connection between music and 'Celestial Harmony'. - Monument on the Marktplatz.

the picturesque former inn 'Zum Löwen', where Weber stayed, still existed in the 1980s (see picture) but was afterwards demolished

 'Schubartloch': C.F.D. Schubart imprisoned 1777-87 - his Ideen zu einer Ästhethik der Tonkunst written here

built 1704-33 -  Jommelli 1753-69, Nardini 1762-65, ballet reformer Noverre from 1760 - festivals in baroque theatre and Ordenssaal

former inn 'Zum Waldhorn' - Mozart family 9-12 VII 1763

birthplace of the poet Eduard Mörike (°1804), important in music history: song texts Wolf, short novel Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag.

C.F.D. Schubart lived here 1769-73

nice concert hall from end 19th c.

birthplace of the poet Friedrich Schiller (*1759) - interesting exposition

Schiller museum and German literature archive with large colection of documents and music on texts by Schiller and also by Hermann Hesse

Family arms of the Meistersinger Michael Behaim, born here in 1416 -

On the old churchyard is a Sühnekreuz [cross of reconciliation] for a murder attack on Behaim

In 'Konventhaus' is a museum of refugees from Ödenburg (= Sopron, Hungary) - section devoted to music: Haydn, Liszt - here the original bust from Stuttgart (> 5303)

beautyful organ J. Adam Ehrlich 1748, 2 manuals, 23 stops

birthplace of Joh. Rudolf Zumsteeg, °1760 - (this spot owing to a military operation; the Zumsteegs lived in Stuttgart)

castle of the German Order, medieval origins - during the General Chapter of 1791 the Bonn orchestra (incl. Beethoven) provided the music

in the house facing the castle entrance Beethoven appeared several times in autumn 1791; memorial tablet

house of Von Breuning family, friendly with Beethoven - several visits in autumn 1791

Former Hohenlohe residence. Seat of German branch of Jeunesses Musicales: music courses, concerts. - Chapel: positive organ G. Schweitzer 1602, 5 stops

house of Kraus family - letters and objects from the estate of the composer Joseph Martin Kraus, copies of all MSs

birthplace of Joseph Martin Kraus, °1756.

organ Franz Karl Hillebrand 1712 and J. Anton Ehrlich 1799. I/ped/11, without 4'. Painted front pipes.

collection Stüber concerning violins and violin making - old instruments (a.o. Amati) all modernized, steel strings; no reference to authentic form

birthplace of musician, poet (Die Forelle!) and revolutionary critic Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (°1739)

Schubart's parental home from 1740

Schubart monument

Schubart exhibition

school where Schubart teached 1763-69

Schubart lived here 1763-69

C.F.D. Schubart lived here 1775-77 unter der Schütz der Reichsstadt [under protection of the town], working at his critical Deutsche Chronik; enprisonment followed (> 5361).

the Mozarts stayed here 6-7.VII.1763

Built in 1969; all genres - In the previous building (1781-1944) the conductor Herbert von Karajan began his career - Karajan bust by Anna Chromy.

birthplace of the piano maker Conrad Graf (°1782) - from 1801 he lived in Vienna, †1851

Graf visited the beautiful half-timbered school building 1789-95

former cabinet factory of A. Sutter where Graf learned his craft

Graf assisted in the renovation of the church interior and of the organ case 

organ by Joh. Nepomuk Holzhay, 1784 - 3 manuals, 41 stops

Baroque monastery - Kreutzer studied here 1889-96 (theology) - first musical training

Baroque monastery - Kreutzer studied here 1796-98 - concerts in the luxurious library hall from c. 1760

Conradin Kreutzer lived here during his college days 1796-98

Birthplace of Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752-1817), composer of a Pastoralsymphonie which was the exemple for Beethoven's 6^th symphony.

Colourful Knecht monument by Tobias Wedler (2021) in the courtyard.

Grave of Justin Heinrich Knecht.

two organs by Joseph Gabler, 1729-55 - main organ 4 manuals, 50 stops ; of choir organ only front extant - Gabler was born in Ochsenhausen in 1700

two organs by J.N. Holzhay; choir organ 1786; main organ 1792, 3 manuals, 36 stops (some not original)