HABSBURGS ERA MUSIC

MUSIKKAPELLE

• Musikkapelle means "band of musicians".
• It mostly consisted of vocalists.
• They mainly performed at churches.

THE BAND

• The band Included:
• Adult singers
• Child choirists
• Instrumentalists

ROYAL DUTIES

• Performed during meals
• Followed ruler almost everywhere
• Played at ceremonies and festivities
• Maximillian seperated music and church.
• The royal court was where music was mainly played.

WHEN AND WHERE?

• 1296-1918
• Vienna, Austria

STRANGE FACTS

• The band was never permanent
• Being a musician gained you high status
• They very rarely got paid
• Trumpeters and drummers were pulled from the army
• Frederick II was the only ruler with a permanent band.