Musical Tradition and German Music

German music: "So you say you sing much German music but, forgive me, does Germany have much of a musical tradition?" , according to Hamilton Spectator. Then there ensued some hairsplitting about a guy named Mozart. Is he German? Austrian? Both? Talking about repertoire with several members of Hamilton illustrious Germania Club Choir, now 150 years old, I put a question to them. They sat back in their chairs, startled. "Why, have you never heard of Bach, Beethov ... ah, you're joking." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.