Wien
The capital of Austria is proud of its high rank in the musical world. More than 80 star-shaped tablets with the names and signatures of composers from Bach to Boulez, besides of conductors and singers have been put into the pavement of the city centre, following a track (Musikmeile) from Stephansdom to Theater an der Wien; no visitor can fail to notice them. This site confines itself to addresses with a more direct relation to facts or persons from the musical history.
From the end of the 18th century, Vienna was for several decades the world capital of music and from that time onwards the extant traces of the musical history are plenty, while those of the music from the preceding centuries are extremely rare. Vienna’s rich heritage includes medieval church music, liturgical drama and Minnesänger songs. From 1500 the Franco-Flemish polyphony flourished (Finck, Senfl, Isaac, de Monte a.o.). Of the masters, active in Vienna during the baroque era (Draghi, Schmelzer, Cesti, Fux, Caldara), the footsteps have been erased too.
