Vienna
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has been an important center of musical innovation. 18th- and 19th-century composers were drawn to the city due to the patronage of the
Habsburgs, and made Vienna the European capital of
classical music.
Joseph Haydn,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Franz Schubert
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and
Johann Strauss II, among others, were associated with the city, with Schubert being born in Vienna. During the
Baroque period,
Slavic and
Hungarian folk forms influenced Austrian music. Vienna's status began its rise as a cultural center in the early 16th century, and was focused on instruments including the
lute.
Yodel
Yodeling, a form of singing that involves rapid and repeated changes of register, was developed in the Alps. What Austria called it was "juchizn".
Rock and pop music
Falco was the most popular Austrian solo artist throughout the 1980s. His song "
Rock Me Amadeus" reached number one of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1986. His sudden death in 1998 in the
Dominican Republic
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catapulted his music from the 1980s once again into the spotlight.
Although Austria is not exactly the biggest exporter of international rock and pop-bands, there are a few notable musicians and bands.
Opus
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Opus or OPUS may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* Opus number, (abbr. Op.) specifying order of (usually) publicatio ...
also made it in the charts worldwide as well. In the last few years, several music groups toured Europe and had commercial success in the international charts. The most prominent being
Christina Stürmer.
SheSays, who supported
Bryan Adams
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on his European tour and some other bands like
Cornerstone
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Over tim ...
, are notable for their recent contributions. The bands
Wanda
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and
Bilderbuch became successful in the 2010s.
Blackened
death metal trio
Belphegor
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currently leads the Austrian metal scene, which also includes
Hollenthon
Hollenthon is a heavy metal band from Austria founded in 1994.
History
The beginnings of Hollenthon date back to 1994, a time of an active Austrian Black Metal Syndicate and an incognito project known as Vuzem. He joined forces with drummer ...
,
Pungent Stench
Pungent Stench is a death metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc (vocals/guitar), Danny Vacuum (vocals/bass), and Mike G. Mayhem (drums). Pungent Stench achieved early on prominence in ...
,
Abigor
Abigor is an Austrian black metal band formed in 1993. They are named after an upper demon of war in Christian demonology.
History
The band was formed in 1993 by Peter Kubik and Thomas Tannenberger. After the release of several demos, origi ...
,
Disharmonic Orchestra
Disharmonic Orchestra is an Austrian death metal/grindcore band.
History
The band was formed in Klagenfurt in 1987. Two demos were recorded. A gig in Germany with Pungent Stench led to a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1989. The first outcome of tha ...
,
Visions of Atlantis,
Dornenreich,
Summoning and Estatic Fear.
Christian Fennesz
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is an Austrian electronic musician. Other electronic musicians who call Austria home include
Der Blutharsch, active in the
Neofolk scene, as are
Sturmpercht.
Drummer
Thomas Lang
Thomas Lang (; born 5 August 1967) is an Austrian drummer. He is the founding member of the Los Angeles-based progressive/ avant garde metal band stOrk and is known for his international session work on a wide variety of genres such as rock, ...
was born in Vienna in 1967, and has played with artists such as
Robert Fripp,
Geri Halliwell
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and
Robbie Williams.
One of the few international touring bands is
Killed By 9V Batteries and
Gasmac Gilmore from Vienna.
Yearly the
Waves Vienna Music Festival & Conference takes place in October. This festival is a showcase festival for European pop music acts.
Contemporary classical music
The
Vienna Philharmonic is a world-renowned classical music ensemble and tours throughout the year all over the world. Their
New Year's Day concert held in
Vienna
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every year in the
Musikverein is one of Europe's most important classical concerts during the year.
Electronic music
There is a vital
electronic music
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scene in Austria. Groups and artists include
Parov Stelar,
Bernhard Fleischmann,
Kruder and Dorfmeister and
Elektro Guzzi.
Drum 'n' Bass also has a healthy reputation, with internationally successful Artists like
Camo & Krooked, Disaszt,
Ill.Skillz and
Mefjus.
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) is most popular in Austria and the rest of the
German Sprachraum. Notable bands include
Stahlhammer and
L'Âme Immortelle
L'Âme Immortelle (French for "the immortal soul") is an Austrian darkwave duo. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. In 2004 they swi ...
, both of which have had some international success. The German band
Samsas Traum is now based in Austria as well.
Eurovision success
At 2014,
Conchita Wurst
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won the
Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria. Conchita Wurst is a drag queen portrayed by Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth, which sparked some controversy. Following the win, the
60th anniversary Eurovision was held in
Vienna
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in 2015. This was the second Eurovision contest to be held in Austria, first one being
in 1967, after the winning performance
Merci, Chérie by
Udo Jürgens
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.
Other musicians
Other commercially successful musicians are:
Andreas Gabalier
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,
DJ Ötzi,
Hansi Hinterseer,
RAF Camora
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Biography
Raphael Ragucci was born in Vevey, Switzerland, to an Austrian father from Voralberg and an Italian mother from Naples. Ragucci settled i ...
,
Hubert von Goisern
Hubert von Goisern (born Hubert Achleitner, 17 November 1952) is an Austrian singer-songwriter and world musician. With his mix of rock music and elements of traditional Volksmusik he has become a prominent exponent of the so-called New Volksmus ...
,
Wolfgang Ambros
Wolfgang Ambros is an Austrian singer-songwriter. He is one of the most important contemporary Austrian musicians and is considered to be one of the founders of Austropop.
Life
1952–1970
Wolfgang Ambros was born in the Semmelweisklin ...
,
Rainhard Fendrich,
Georg Danzer,
S.T.S.,
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung,
Willi Resetarits,
Papermoon,
Seiler und Speer, Pizzera & Jaus,
Die SEER, Nockalm Quintett,
The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz,
Vienna Boys' Choir.
See also
*
Austrian folk dance
*
Ländler
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It is a partner dance which strongly features hopping and stamping. It might be purely instrument ...
*
List of Austrians in music
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Music of Vienna
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Music of Innsbruck
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Schlager music#Germany and Austria
References
Further reading
"Famous Austrian Composers." Naxos Records
*Wagner, Christopher. "The Alpunk Phenomenon". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ''World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'', pp 7–12.
Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.
*Wagner, Christopher. "Soul Music of Old Vienna". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ''World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'', pp 13–15. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.
External links
Music Information Center Austria*
Audio clip: traditional Austrian music. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.
Schrammel-Quartett– from the web encyclopedia www.aeiou.at
Music Shoppe Gerald BradenClassical Music Channel,
YouTube
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