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The composing hut of Gustav Mahler, German: Gustav Mahler-Komponierhäuschen, is a little
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and
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in Steinbach at lake Attersee in
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. It is dedicated to the classical composer
Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...
(1860–1911). In this hut he retreated from 1893 to 1896 in order to compose music. Since 1985 a permanent exhibition can be seen here.Georg Föttinger
Composing hut of Gustav Mahler Steinbach
, Mahler Steinbach Other composing huts of Mahler still exist as well. One can be found at lake Wörthersee, also in
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, and there is one next to the Gustav Mahler Stube in
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.Frankfurter Algemeine
Flucht vor den Kuhgästen
9 April 2017


Collection

Since 1985 Mahler's former composing hut shows a permanent exhibition. In the first decades, Mahler's piano, photographs, music sheets and original documents were exhibited.National Austrian Bureau for Tourism
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Das Wichtigste in der Musik steht nicht in den Noten
 In 2016 the presentation was renewed by the International Gustav Mahler Society. The society chose for a scientifically justified presentation, and introduced multimedia techniques that year. The presentation consists of six wall displays, with 1) a chronology of the life of Gustav Mahler, 2) Attersee and Mahler's years there (1893-1896), 3) nature, people and ''
Des Knaben Wunderhorn ''Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Alte deutsche Lieder'' (German language, German; "The boy's magic horn: old German songs") is a collection of German folk poems and songs edited by Ludwig Achim von Arnim, Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano, and publi ...
'', 4) the construction of the hut, and 5–6) Mahler's
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and third symphony.


History

In 1893, Mahler was
kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
in the city theatre of
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. In that year he came to Steinbach for his first time, together with his sister Justine and a friend of the family,
Natalie Bauer-Lechner Natalie atalia Anna JulianaBauer-Lechner (Penzing, Vienna, 9 May 1858 – Vienna, 8 June 1921) was an Austrian violist who is best known to musicology for having been a close and devoted friend of Gustav Mahler in the period between 1890 and the ...
. They booked five rooms in Gasthaus zum Höllengebirge to pass their vacation here. The natural environment inspired Mahler to compose two symphonies and a dozen songs. To be able to work in peace, he had this composing hut built in 1894 by Johann Lösch. There were three windows, and Mahler had a chair, table, stove and a piano at his possession. After he left, the hut remained constantly used for other activities. It has been used as a washing house, sanitary facility and slaughterhouse. In 1985 neglect and destruction were prevented, when it was renovated to house a permanent exhibition.


See also

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List of museums in Austria This is a list of museums in Austria. By state * List of museums in Burgenland * List of museums in Carinthia (state) * List of museums in Lower Austria * List of museums in Salzburg (state) * List of museums in Styria * List of museums in T ...
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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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