Interdisciplinary
Inter-university PhD Programme (W & K)
Musicology
Overview
The Department of Musicology deals primarily with European music history from the Middle Ages to the present; additionally, courses are offered in musical analysis, European folk music and non-European music, as well as cultural studies questions about music.
The research fields of the department lie predominantly in the history of music from the 18th to the 20th century: analytical and interpretative aspects, changes in reception over the years, philology, and cultural, sociological and aesthetic questions are all examined. Further areas for study include popular music, baroque music, Viennese classical music and new music of the 20th century.
Other focal points of research are folk music of the alpine region and questions about music as a cultural phenomenon. Numerous interdepartmental projects as well as cooperation with national and international partners provide space for the exploration of a wide range of topics: questions of reception, treatises on composers, forms of cultural perception (European and American music in comparison) and much more.
In the field of teaching, the Department of Musicology offers a PhD programme as well as musicological courses for students of all music degrees Mozarteum and preparatory courses for academic practice. The teaching staff at the department supervise numerous academic theses (BA, MA, PhD) and cooperate on different levels with the artistic and pedagogical departments in order to emphasise the relevance of musicological competences for interpretation in the vocal, instrumental and conducting fields as well as for music pedagogy.
Courses
Events
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30.11.202606:00 pmKleines StudioRage Against the SoundZum gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit dem "kulturfeindlichen Popgetöse" in den 1950/60er Jahren: Vortrag von Dr. Martin Göllnitz (Universität Marburg) mit Moderation & GesprächLecture· Free
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10.12.—11.12.2026Konzertsaal FrohnburgMusikkulturen (in) der BesatzungszeitProjekte - Strategien - Perspektiven: Die Tagung widmet sich Musikkulturen der Nachkriegsjahre aus musik- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive. Im Fokus steht die Diversität musikkultureller Entwicklungen im Österreich der Besatzungszeit.Conference· Free
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27.1.202703:00 pmKleines StudioERINNERUNGSORTE IVSymposium mit Buchpräsentation, Konzert und Lesung, anlässlich des Internationalen Holocaust-GedenktagesSymposium· Free
Publications
Yvonne Wasserloos
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage, Göttingen 2025
Musicology
Joachim Bicheler, Gudrun Heinrich, Yvonne Wasserloos, Júlia Wéber [Hg.]
Wochenschau Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2024
Musicology
Interdisciplinary
Nothing benefits the state like music. The musical performance of the state
Interdisciplinary
Musicology
Writings on the history of political music
Interdisciplinary
Musicology
Sigrid Brandt, Thomas Wozonig [Hg.]
Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag Wien, 2023 | VÖ des Arbeitsschwerpunktes Salzburger Musikgeschichte 11
Musicology
Interdisciplinary
Musicology
