Sculpting Musicians

 

About travel, Tomoko says: "Open the door. Visit the country. A passport is your teacher." Tomoko has done her fair amount of traveling, especially in Europe, where she has seen famous museums and statues. While statues usually evoke religion or politics, they can also pay tribute to musicians.

In her visit to Vienna, Tomoko likely saw the most famous statue of Beethoven, which stands near concerts halls where his music is performed. Vienna’s Stadtpark also features several statues of great Austro-Hungarian composers: Franz Schubert, Franz Lehar, Anton Bruckner, and Johann Strauss, Jr.

You can take a visual work through history by viewing – and reading the back stories of -- thi collection of composers represented in bust sculptures: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sculptures-of-note-busts-of-composers-in-the-nations-collection

If you ever visit London, you can take a cycle tour of the city’s composer statues: https://corymbus.co.uk/londons-composer-statues-a-cycle-tour/

Class fm has a fascinating article on 16 striking musical sculptures that adorn the world’s streets and parks: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/striking-classical-music-sculptures/

Or you can simply see Wikipedia’s linked list of monuments to composers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Monuments_to_composers

Statues memorialize significant figures in history. These statues reminds viewers of the cultural heritage and importance of music. Tomoko would applaud this gesture.

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