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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”