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The Music Room => General Classical Music Discussion => Topic started by: glindhot on May 09, 2010, 05:09:46 AM

Title: Composers per City
Post by: glindhot on May 09, 2010, 05:09:46 AM
In a  TV documentary it was stated that more
composers had lived in Vienna than any other city.

I wondered about that. What about Paris?

What is your opinion? Any other challengers?
Title: Re: Composers per City
Post by: karlhenning on May 09, 2010, 05:14:58 AM
Quote from: glindhot on May 09, 2010, 05:09:46 AM
In a  TV documentary it was stated that more composers had lived in Vienna than any other city.

It's the sort of truism which couldn't really be statistically affirmed.  Could (as you suggest) just as casually be said of Paris.
Title: Re: Composers per City
Post by: springrite on May 09, 2010, 05:43:40 AM
I'd say one of the cities or towns in Southern China (Guangxi province) where people sing impromptu songs all the time, both as entertainment as well as daily communication. Technically speaking, everyone in the city are composers.

Hehee...