The Anton Bruckner Museum is a museum about the composer
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), in
Ansfelden
Ansfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The rivers Traun and Krems run through the municipality. The town is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner.
Ansfelden has two museum ...
, near
Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846.
In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
in
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, an ...
. The building is the composer's birthplace.
Description
Bruckner's life
The museum was originally a school building, and a residence for teachers. It was associated with the Bruckner family since 1777; Anton Bruckner's grandfather and father were schoolteachers here. Anton Bruckner was born in the schoolteacher's apartment on 4 September 1824. As a boy he sang in the choir of the
Monastery of St Florian, in the nearby town of
St Florian. Aged 17 he was an assistant teacher in
Freistadt
Freistadt (, literally "Freetown") is a small Austrian town in the state of Upper Austria in the region Mühlviertel. With a population of approximately 7,500 residents, it is a trade centre for local villages. Freistadt is the economic centre of ...
, and in 1851 became organist at the monastery of St Florian.
["Anton-Bruckner-Museum Ansfelden"]
''OÖ Landeskultur GmbH''. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
''Katholische Pfarre Ansfelden''. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
He became, after winning a competition, organist of
Linz Cathedral in 1855. He moved to Vienna in 1868, where he was court organist, university lecturer, and became famous as a composer, particularly of symphonies.
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He died in 1896; he is buried in the crypt of the Monastery of St Florian, next to the organ.][
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The museum
The building was replaced as a schoolhouse in 1907. In 1968 it was acquired by the State of Upper Austria, and in 1972 it was opened as a memorial site. It was updated in 1987, and after extensive renovation was re-opened in 2014.[
In several rooms, the museum gives an impression of the life and work of the composer, and of the local community in his lifetime. There are items associated with the composer, in particular the baroque console of the organ of St Florian, which Bruckner played. There are musical instruments made in Linz in the mid 19th century, and a model of Ansfelden in 1820.]["Anton-Bruckner-Museum]
''Museen in OÖ''. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
See also
* List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
Argentina
* – Mina Clavero
* Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos ...
References
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Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germa ...
Anton Bruckner
Museums in Upper Austria
Music museums in Austria
Biographical museums in Austria