Mozart, Beethoven & Co. – rediscover the Great Composers.
Vienna’s worldwide reputation as a city of music has been primarily shaped by the musical genius of some renown composers.
Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss, Gustav Mahler, the Second Viennese School of Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern – all of them are introduced in their contemporary environment on the history level through historic documents, models, costumes, modern installations and personal items. Films and databases provide the focus of the setting and intensify the edutainment experience.
Namadeus: What does your name sound like as an original Mozart composition?
“NAMADEUS,” the interactive computer programme based on Mozart’s musical game KV 516f offers visitors the opportunity to playfully turn their names into original Mozart interpretations. Created for his piano student Franziska von Jacquin in 1787, the musical game KV 516f presents Mozart’s setting to music of the alphabet. The system can be applied to any given combination of letters and allows for great melodic variety.
Project: Sound Carpet
The sound carpet covers the whole third floor, passing by the great composers of classical music. Media artist Johannes Deutsch created the large-scale art project, inspired by the multimedia opera zeitperlen.
