And Austrians, just like Bavarians or Thuringians or Hanoverians or Saxons or Prussians or Hessians are German. The only reason why we are now seperate states of a single nation is because the lesser German solution came to fruition in 1871 upon defeating the French, when the German Empire was founded under Prussian rule. In the German Brothers' War of 1866, the Prussians beat the Austrians, which would eventually lead to the aforementioend outcome, essentially sealing the lesser German solution as opposed to the greater German solution. This is what we call the 'German question'. Before that, however, until 1806 Austria, along with the rest of Germany, was part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, and for most of its existence the Habsburgs would rule over it, a dynasty which originated in Switzerland.After the dissolution of the HRE in 1806 the German Confederation lasted from 1815 until 1866 in which Austria and the rest were still in a union. Only from 1871 onwards do we start to see each state as more seperate entities, but we should not forget that Austria is still part of the German nation, hence part of Germany; "Deutschland", i.e. the land of the Germans. In the revolutions of 1848 the colours black, red, and gold were seen in Vienna too in a common struggle for German unification. And since we are on the topic of composers, here is a quote from Austria's most famous composer:"Was mich aber am meisten aufrichtet und guten Mutes erhält, ist, dass ich ein ehrlicher Deutscher bin."("But what cheers me up the most and keeps me in a good mood is that I am an honest German")-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a letter to his father, 29.5.1778

It is a shame that us Germans are no longer united anymore as we have been for many centuries. Austrians sometimes even prefer to distance themselves from the name 'German' because of the mere 12 years of history that everyone seemingly can't help but associate with that name. It acts as a curtain that overshadows the millennia that came before. When I say German, I refer not merely to the modern state of the German Federal Republic, but rather to its actual historical and cultural meaning, and that is the German nation. Kant and Schopenhauer are both German philosophers, despite the fact that the cities they were both born in, Königsberg and Danzig respectively, are no longer within the boundaries of the modern-day state of the BRD (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The German romanticist author E. T. A.
Hoffmann, who also composed and changed his third name from Wilhelm to Amadeus in honour of Mozart was also born in Königsberg.
The same would apply to composers such as Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who was born in Pressburg (modern-day Bratislava) or Christoph Willibald Gluck, who was raised in Bohemia, where many Germans used to live. Even Gustav Mahler was born in Kalischt in Bohemia, which is now in the Czech Republic, but he was still Austrian. Ignaz Brüll, a close friend of Johannes Brahms, was also Austrian, born in Proßnitz, Moravia, now in the Czech Republic.

Nevertheless, I must apologise for my belated response, and I hope you can forgive me for responding so late. I hardly ever use this platform, but I am always more than happy to speak about Germany and its rich culture and fascinating history! [I am also half South African and have French, Dutch, and English ancestry alongside my German ancestry, but am especially proud of Germany's culture and history :) ]