Musical culture/s of the Habsburg Monarchy and its successors states
between the 18th and 20th century: Cultural, social and historical
approaches
- international workshop -


   Department of Music Analysis, Theory and History 
 mdw University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna 
    23--24 February 2017

One  of  the research focuses of  the Department of  Music Analysis, 
Theory  and History/University  ofMusic  and  Performing  Arts  in 
Vienna  is  music  history  of Central Europe. The workshop Musical
culture/s  of  the  Habsburg  Monarchy  and  its  successor states is 
aimed  to  open  a  wider  international research  platform,  which
would provide  discussions  on  current  perspectives,  projects, as 
well  as  the possibilities  of  future  cooper ation.  The  light 
should  be  shed on  innovative  approaches to  music history in 
political,  economic,  social  and  cultural  context/s,  resulting  in 
the  foundation  of  mutual research  projects  and  publications.  The 
objectives  of  sustainability  of  the  network  includes the
participation of both senior researchers and young scholars.
On the defined broad basis, the following subjects are welcome:
        - imperial versus national (self-)presentation through music and
music historiography
       - gender perspectives in music and music historiography
          - transregional and transnational cultural politics
         - music and media
- commercial, political, social strategies of presentation and
dissemination of music
- music in the network of international cultural exchange
  - music in the context of Pan-Slavism
- music and Jewishness
      - music – migration – exile
     - musical nostalgia
Papers should be based on original research and should not have already
been presented elsewhere. The official language of the symposium     is
English.
Proposals of up to 300 words and a short biography may be submitted to
[log in to unmask] by 31  July  2016. 
The  organizers  of  the  workshop,  Assistant  Prof.  Dr. Fritz  Trümpi
 ([log in to unmask])  and  Dr.  Tatjana  Marković ([log in to unmask]), 
will  send  the notifications of the outcome by 20 August 2016.  A
limited number of bursaries covering travelling and accommodation costs 
will be available.

Conference venue:
Department of Music Analysis, Theory and History
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Seilerstätte 26
         A-1010 Vienna 
              www.mdw.ac.at/iatgm