There are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Joseph Haydn , Franz Schubert , Anton Bruckner , Johann Strauss , Sr. , Johann Strauss , Jr. and Gustav Mahler . In modern times there were Arnold Schoenberg , Anton Webern and Alban Berg , who belonged to the Second Viennese School . Austria has been the birthplace of many famous composers such as Joseph Haydn , Michael Haydn , Franz Schubert , Anton Bruckner , Johann Strauss , Sr. and Johann Strauss , Jr. as well as members of the Second Viennese School such as Arnold Schoenberg , Anton Webern and Alban Berg .