Musical culture/s of the Habsburg Monarchy and its successors states


Cultural, social and historical approaches


Workshop: 22 – 24 February

The workshop of the Department of Musicology and Performance Studies is dedicated to one of its research areas – Central Europe. Twenty-four presentations by scholars from Europe and the US are focused on the ways of celebrating Empire in various parts of its territory, characteristics of musical life and historiography, activities of music institutions, media, as well as composers, musicians, instrument builders, processes of migrations, nation building, between the 18th and 20th centuries.

The aim of the workshop is to open a wider international research, including discussions on current perspectives, projects, as well as the possibilities of future cooperation based on innovative approaches to music history in political, economic, social and cultural context.

The objectives of sustainability of the network include the participation of both senior researchers and young scholars. The convenors of the workshop are Assist. Prof. Dr. Fritz Trümpi and Dr. Tatjana Marković.


Musical culture/s of the Habsburg Monarchy and its successors states:
Cultural, social and historical approaches

22 – 24 February 2017
mdw – University of Music and Perfoming Arts Vienna
IMI – Department of Musicology and Performance Studies
Room A0201
Seilerstätte 26
A-1010 Vienna