How new music was spread in the medieval times?

Question

I live in the 16th at Paris and a new symphony was created in Vienna. How can I hear it and know about it?

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Answer 1

You would read about it in the papers of the day. The first newspaper in Vienna started publishing in 1605. Papers would circulate.

Also friends wrote letters to each other often daily.

Eventually if you were part of the wealthy classes you might speak with someone who saw it or you might travel and see it

Successful performances would sometimes tour major cities.

The process of finding out might take months or even years.