The Vienna Boys' Choir

The Vienna Boys' Choir (German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of trebles and altos based in Vienna. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries around the world, and individually interviewed. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Treble (or Boy Soprano in slang) is a term applied in music to a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range. ... This article is about the voice-type. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ...

Known for its exceedingly high vocal standard, the choir has worked with musicians including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Caldara, Antonio Salieri, Heinrich Isaac, Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Johann Fux, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Anton Bruckner.^[1] “Mozart” redirects here. ... Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (1670 or 1671 - December 26, 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. ... Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825), was an Italian composer and conductor. ... Heinrich Isaac (also Henricus, Arrigo dUgo, and Arrigo il Tedesco) (around 1450 – March 26, 1517) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. ... Paul Hofhaimer (January 25, 1459 – 1537) was an Austrian organist and composer. ... Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (August 12, 1644 – May 3, 1704) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. ... Johann Joseph Fux Johann Joseph Fux (German fyːks) (1660 – February 13, 1741) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era. ... Gluck redirects here. ... Bruckner redirects here. ...

Since 1948, the Palais Augarten has served as a boarding school for the Vienna Boys' Choir.

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History

The choir is the modern-day descendant of the boys' choirs of the Viennese Court, dating back to the late Middle Ages. The choir was, for practical purposes, established by a letter written by Maximilian I of Habsburg on 7 July 1498. In the letter the Emperor instructed court officials to employ a singing master, two basses and six boys. A Slovene, Jurij Slatkonja, became the director of the ensemble. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Maximilian I of Habsburg (March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slovenians or Slovenes (Slovenian Slovenci, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenka) are a South Slavic people primarily associated with Slovenia and the Slovenian language. ...

The role of the choir (numbering between fourteen and twenty) was to provide musical accompaniment to the church mass. The boys received a solid musical education, which in most cases had a significant impact on the rest of their lives, as many went on to become professional musicians. The composers Jacobus Gallus, Franz Schubert, and the conductors Hans Richter, Felix Mottl and Clemens Krauss were members of the choir.^[1] Jacobus Gallus, a portrait from 1590 Jacobus Gallus Carniolus (Jacob Handl or Jacob Handl-Gallus) (July 3, 1550 – July 18, 1591) was a late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin. ... Schubert redirects here. ... Hans Richter (1843–1916), Austrian conductor (born in what is now Hungary), studied at the Vienna Conservatory (showing a special interest in the horn) and developed his conducting career at several opera-houses in the Austro-Hungarian empire. ... Felix Mottl (1856-1911) was an Austrian conductor and composer. ... Clemens Krauss (born in Vienna, March 31, 1893 – buried at Mexico City, May 16, 1954) was an Austrian conductor famed for his interpretations of the music of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner and other German composers. ...

In 1920 the Hofkapelle (court musicians) was disbanded. However, the rector at the time, Josef Schnitt, sought a continuation of the tradition. In 1924 the "Vienna Boys' Choir" was officially founded and has evolved into a professional music group. Since 1948 the Palais Augarten has served as their rehearsal venue and boarding school which goes from kindergarten level up to middle school level. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Augartenpalais The Palais Augarten is a baroque palace in the Viennese district of Leopoldstadt. ... For other uses, see Kindergarten (disambiguation). ...

The choir is a private, not-for-profit organization. There are approximately 100 choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen. The boys are divided into four touring choirs, which perform about 300 concerts each year in front of almost 500,000 people. Each group tours for about nine to eleven weeks.^[1] A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ...

Dr. Eugen Jesser became the choir's president in 2001 and its director in 2003. Gerald Wirth became the choir's artistic director in 2001.^[1] This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected discography

Christmas

• Wiener Sängerknaben Goes Christmas (2003)
• Frohe Weihnacht (Merry Christmas) (1999)
• Christmas in Vienna / Heiligste Nacht (1990)
• The Little Drummer Boy (1990)
• Merry Christmas from the Vienna Choir Boys (1982)
• Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys (with Hermann Prey)
• Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra (1990)
• Weihnacht mit den Wiener Sängerknaben (Gillesberger 1980)
• Die Wiener Sängerknaben und ihre Schönsten ... (1967)
• Frohe Weihnacht (1960)
• Christmas Angels (RCA Gold Seal)

Pop music

• I Am from Austria (2006)
• Wiener Sängerknaben Goes Pop (2002)#!!!!!!!!!!!!

Featured composers

• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
• Benjamin Britten
• Anton Bruckner
• Antonio Caldara
• Jacobus Gallus
• Georg Friedrich Händel
• Joseph Haydn
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Franz Schubert
• Salomon Sulzer

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Smaller works based on anthologies

• Anton Bruckner, Christus factus est pro nobis
• Anton Bruckner, Locus iste
• Anton Bruckner, Os justi
• Anton Bruckner, Virga Jesse
• Joseph Leopold Eybler, Omnes de Saba venient
• Gabriel Fauré, Pie Jesu
• Jacobus Gallus, Natus est nobis
• Jacobus Gallus, Pueri concinite
• Jacobus Gallus, Repleti sunt
• Georg Friedrich Händel, Zadok the Priest
• Joseph Haydn, Du bist's, dem Ruhm und Ehre gebühret
• Joseph Haydn, Insanae et vanae curae
• Michael Haydn, Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich
• Jacbus de Kerle, Sanctus - Hosanna - Benedictus
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kyrie Es-Dur KV 322
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kyrie d-moll KV 341
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Misericordias Domini KV 222
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sub tuum praesidium
• Giovanni Nascus, Incipit lamentatio
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Hodie Christus natus est
• Michael Praetorius, In natali Domini
• Franz Schubert, Salve Regina D 386
• Franz Schubert, Tantum ergo D 962
• Franz Schubert, Totus in corde langueo D 136
• Giuseppe Verdi, Laudi alla Vergine Maria
• Giuseppe Verdi, Pater noster
• Tomás Luis de Victoria, O regem coeli
• Tomás Luis de Victoria, Una hora

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References

External links

• Official website - in German and English
• School's official website - in German
• Concerts in Vienna
• Discography and reviews- in English