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Curriculum context
schriftliche Ausarbeitung (50%)
Resit date: No resit date will be offered to this assessment, because it is didactically inseparably connected with one of the associated courses. A resit will only be possible, if the module is available again.
Organizational information
Registration
Die Anmeldung beginnt erst am 02.10.2026 um 08:00 Uhr. Sie endet am 12.10.2026 um 23:59 Uhr.
This course belongs to the cluster "Komplementärstudium".
In this cluster, you have one choice during the lottery phases.
And in the decision phase 3 choices.
Persons
Content
Whether a piece of music is judged as innovative or complex should not determine its right to exist. We pose the question: should the compositional output of women who were artistically and financially successful during their lifetime not be afforded the same historical documentation as that of their male counterparts? Without publishing and performing such repertoire, an opinion on its artistic merit cannot in fact be formed.
The problem, in its essence, is that women have been systematically excluded from music history. Recent research has demonstrated that the gender gap in the Eurocentric art music canon is not due to a lack of compositions by women, but rather to biases in music historiography, archival practice, and concert programming. The rediscovery of approximately 150 neglected Finnish women composers alone suggests the scale of repertoire that remains hidden or overlooked throughout Europe.
German composer Emilie Mayer (1812–1883) enjoyed considerable artistic and financial success during her lifetime – her oeuvre, however, largely disappeared from public consciousness following her death. Contemporary accounts describe Mayer as a celebrated composer whose works were performed throughout Germany and beyond. Despite this success, much of her music remains unpublished and underrepresented in both scholarship and performance. Drawing upon feminist musicology and the concept of gender mainstreaming, we will conduct research into Eurocentric art music and the restoring of neglected works to both historical scholarship and contemporary performance culture.
To create and publish in an exhibition format, a collection of essays detailing themes and issues based on the aforementioned topics and / or a musical analysis of compositional output. The planning and realisation of a concert accompanying the exhibition.
Evaluation
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