Research
at the HfM Dresden
Music requires research. Its performance provides an opportunity for reflection. Understanding intentions and contexts, prerequisites and effects becomes the task of science, which benefits artistic practice. Historical and aesthetic approaches, cognitive and physical dimensions, individual approaches, and social relevance are the subject of studies and research projects.
The spectrum of topics is as broad as the work of the institutes and departments, especially at a music college, where artistic expertise combines with academic approaches: from large, often interdisciplinary research projects with numerous staff members to dissertations and postdoctoral theses, which often require international collaborations. And the methodology is as open as the results.
The fact that it is not possible to conclusively explore what music is, what it can be, why and how we engage with it, how it works, and what its effects are remains a challenge.
News
Lectures, Activities, Publications
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New Research section
The research activities and projects are now collected in a new section on the website.
Symposium über Ljubica Marić
Symposium und Konzert am 10. Mai
Dresdner Schrift zur Musik in Gedenken an Wolfgang Rihm
19. Band der Dresdner Schriften zur Musik veröffentlicht
Fachtagung für Lehramt Musik
Anmeldungen bis zum 31. März möglich
Events
Symposia & Lecture Series
Meisterkurs mit Prof. Dr. Ariane Jessulat (Berlin):
»Loops, Kanons, soggetti cavati. Latenter Kontrapunkt in der Klavier- und Kammermusik des 19. Jahrhunderts«
Prof. Dr. Ariane Jessulat (Berlin) »Intertextualität als Werkzeug in Analyse, Satztechnik und Performance«
Informations
Promotion, Conferences, Publications
Institutions with Research Projects
Artistic excellence combined with scientific expertise
Institute for Musicology
Teaching and research at the Institute of Musicology cover the entire field of historical musicology, from early music to contemporary music.
Institute of Musicians‘ Medicine
The Institute of Musicians‘ Medicine (IMM) is dedicated to the health situation of professional musicians. Teaching, research and clinical work are the primary functions of the IMM.
Institute for Music Pedagogy
In addition to researching the social and musical framework conditions that accompany instrumental and artistic learning processes and the recognition and promotion of musical talent by the children's class, the main tasks of the institute include holding national and international symposia, lectures, workshops and discussion forums.
Institute for New Music
Within the Dresden College of Music, contemporary music of various styles is of comparatively great importance. The Institute of New Music sets unusual accents in Dresden's cultural landscape with a multitude of concerts and theoretical events.
Hybrid Music Lab
Here you will find everything you need to produce, mix and perform electronic music and unusual performances of all kinds. There are lessons in sound research, acoustics, audio programming and electronic composition.
Studio for Voice Research
The Studio for Voice Research combines vocal pedagogical teaching and scientific research in the field of the voice.
Centre for Music Theory
The centre sees itself as a meeting place and umbrella for all music-theoretical activities outside the college's teaching activities. It is intended to sharpen the profile of a subject that has undergone major changes in recent years, both inside and outside the college.