For students of music, there is absolutely nothing pretty as educational as school music tours to check out the homeland of some of the terrific legendary figures of classical music: Austria!
There must be something in the air in this marvelous nation-how else would it have given birth to such musical greats as Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss Sr. and Johann Strauss Jr., Franz Schubert and, of course, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart!
In reality, school music tours to Austria are not just educational, they produce superb inspiration to many a student of music, specially those who aspire to greatness. With Austria's location in musical history, various visits might be needed in order to be superior able to appreciate and assimilate the type of culture that bred such terrific composers and musicians. Nonetheless, exactly where does 1 start out? Salzburg!
History
An independent Church principality that was culturally connected to Austria in the olden days, Salzburg, birthplace of the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is surely the location to begin. This Baroque city is a cultural wonder that can be explored by bus, but for better appreciation, walking tours are also suggested.
Where To Go
A typical program recommended for school music tours begins at the Palace of Mirabelle, built in 1606 for the Archbishop Wolf Dietrich, the Mirabelle Gardens, and of course, the Mozarteum- one particular of the world's premiere musical academies.
Other have to-see areas in this magically musical city are Mozart's birthplace in Getreidegasse, Hellbrunn Palace, the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Festival Hall, the Cathedral, Landestheater and the Marionette Theater.
Concert Halls
School music tours are never complete without experiencing a concert at a hall or palace. In Salzburg you can attend those held in the Marble Hall of the Mirabelle Palace, where they play Mozart, Beethoven and Liszt or the Mozart dinner concert by the Amadeus Consort -generally held in Salzburg's oldest restaurant, the Baroque Hall at Stiftskeller St. Peter, component of the Benedictine monastery in the Salzburg Old City.
The Sound Of Music Tour
School music tours to Salzburg are not at all times all about Baroque and classical music the city is also the gateway to one particular of the most well-known musical experiences of all time- The Sound of Music Tour. Beginning with the Mirabelle Gardens - where Maria and the kids are noticed dancing about the statue of Pegasus, the winged horse - and continuing on to Leopoldskron Castle, which was applied as the location for the Von Trapp household property, as effectively as the Nonnberg Abbey, Hellbrunn Castle and Lakes Wolfgang and Fuschi.
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