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Tag: Musicology

Projects

2 January 2023

Hip-Hop yes, McDonalds no

This year hip-hop turns 50. A publication zeroes in on the Austrian offshoots of this global culture, from Falco to Money Boy, Yasmo and beyond. “Hip-Hop in Austria” traces the history and musical development of an amazingly diverse and successful scene. Continue reading “Hip-Hop yes, McDonalds no”

Projects

24 October 2022

Beethoven as a revolutionary in Red Vienna

The workers’ music movement in Vienna during the first decades of the 20th century forged a new connection between politics and music. This social-democratic movement appropriated works from the bourgeois music canon and reinterpreted them according to their own terms. The musicologist Golan Gur has investigated the consequences this has had for a historical and […] Continue reading “Beethoven as a revolutionary in Red Vienna”

Projects

20 December 2021

The unknown chants of Byzantium

The singing of psalms was an important element of daily religious rites in the Byzantine Empire – they were comparable to the Gregorian chants of the Western Church that was Roman in orientation. But it took until the 14th century for the melodies of these psalms to be recorded in Byzantine music-liturgical manuscripts. The musicologist […] Continue reading “The unknown chants of Byzantium”

On the road

10 December 2021

Exploring feelings about home

By Maria Fuchs

In German-language cinema and television, the notion of Heimat (“home” or “homeland”), presented as an idealised but also threatening world, is one of the most constantly found themes. Maria Fuchs is a musicologist who is exploring the sound of Heimat in film music. What does film music reveal about modern fantasies concerning Heimat and what […] Continue reading “Exploring feelings about home”

Projects

23 December 2019

The history of yodeling and how it survived

A team of researchers from Innsbruck has compared the historical development of yodeling as between Switzerland and Tyrol thanks to funding from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. This is the first study of the eventful history of yodeling and yodel songs from the Alps in the 19th century to their urban popularity today. Continue reading “The history of yodeling and how it survived”

Projects

2 January 2018

The musical map of Vienna

Bringing Vienna, the city of music, to life in every facet is the intent of a current interactive project. Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research team is reconstructing the musical life of the city from 1945 to the present day. Its continuity and discontinuities are a reflection of contemporaneous political and social […] Continue reading “The musical map of Vienna”

Projects

20 February 2017

Opera and politics

The Vienna State Opera is an institution, an icon of high culture, far removed from everyday concerns. Or is it? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research team from Vienna examined the interaction between prevailing political contexts and the opera house’s programme. Continue reading “Opera and politics”

Projects

2 January 2017

Tyrolean national singers on world tour

The Rainer Family, a Tyrolean group of singers, and their predecessors the Rainer siblings were the first Tyrolean music stars to enjoy success on an international scale. In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, their impact on the history of music and culture was investigated for the first time. Continue reading “Tyrolean national singers on world tour”

Projects

13 June 2016

The sound of old music

In addition to their shape, the material that brass instruments are made of determines their sound. This was demonstrated by acousticians in a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF on reconstructing the sound of historical trombones. Continue reading “The sound of old music”

Projects

16 November 2015

New Music: from niche to centre stage

New Music festivals have become increasingly important elements of urban cultural life. Using three international examples, a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF describes the development and impact of these contemporary platforms. In sum, audience polls show positive assessments. Continue reading “New Music: from niche to centre stage”

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