Vienna Boys Choir
till existing, despite its very long history, is the one of the oldest boys choir ever made, the Vienna Boy's Choir. It has existed for almost an astounding five hundred years, and has been a very prominent figure in Austria. In fact, there is even an old document from Maximilian I, dated back to 1498, with him calling a dozen boys (the first ever Vienna Boy's Choir) into the court to sing at the imperial court, and they were also the first member of the freshly made court band. After a while he showed great signs of interest with regards to the development of contemporary music in their country. Since that moment, the young boys of the Vienna Boy’s Choir have been a very prominent figure to the Austrian music society. Not only have they given Austria a good name when it comes music, but they have contributed to the welfare of their country.
Because of their hardworking nature, there were numerous great musicians honed while inside the Vienna Boy's Choir. These products of youthful musical practice are the best among their ranks. Because of the hard and very advance training when it comes to vocalization, playing the violin and the piano, the children in the group could play as well as any mature artist. A great musician, Joseph Haydn, whom was part of the Cathedral Choir of Saint Stephen, went along with the Vienna Boy's Choir to sing in the holy chapel of Hofburg and the just built palace in Schönbrunn.
Another great artist, Franz Schubert, made his first composition while he was still part of the Vienna Boy's Choir. He was quite a character in school, as he always wanted to make wonderful music instead of studying the normal lessons. He did not even exert much effort when it came to school, but was quite remarkable when it came to music. The equally famous rival of the great Mozart, Salieri, took notice of the talent of Schubert, and decided to make him his apprentice.
There are many great composers and mentors whom have tried to improve and contribute to the quality of the music coming from the Vienna Boy’s Choir. When a particular performance was great, then even the regular contributor, Anton Bruckner, would give the little boys the treat of cake. These young and very talented boys have given the most gracious performance in the most glorious of halls.
