Come along on a musical journey! Over four weeks we will crisscross the German-speaking lands, stopping in the cities where Hildegard von Bingen, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Strauss, Weill, and others lived and worked. But this isn't simply a tour of famous composers. We'll explore how Germany's churches, royal courts, political upheavals, nationalism, and cultural revolutions influenced the music being created around them. From Hildegard’s Rhineland to Beethoven's Bonn, Wagner's Bayreuth, and the vibrant—and ultimately tragic—musical world of Weimar Berlin, we'll examine how the changing history of Germany can be heard in its music.