Editing Second Viennese School (section)

== First Viennese School ==
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German musical literature refers to the grouping as the "Wiener Schule" or "Neue Wiener Schule". The existence of a "[[First Viennese School]]" is debatable. The term is often assumed to connote the great Vienna-based masters of the [[Classical Music Era|Classical]] style working in the late 18th and early 19th century, particularly [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] and [[Franz Schubert]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What even is the Viennese School, and why do classical music people say it? |url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/first-viennese-school-classical/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Classic FM |language=en}}</ref> Though Mozart and Schubert did not study with Haydn, Beethoven did for a time receive lessons from the older master, Haydn,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Beethoven and Haydn: Mentor and Student - Serenade |url=https://serenademagazine.com/beethoven-and-haydn-mentor-and-student/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Serenade Magazine |language=en}}</ref> though he was not a pupil in the sense that Berg and Webern were pupils of Schoenberg. Furthermore the First Viennese School comprised many great musicians unlike the Second Viennese School.