Musicology

Bachelor Musicology (636 [3] - Version 2016)

Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)

STEOP1 Compulsory module: Principles of Music (4 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Principles of Music
• 160001 VO ( STEOP ) Principles of Music

STEOP2 Compulsory module: Overview of Musicology (12 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Survey in Musicology
• 160002 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Historical Musicology
• 160003 VO ( OV STEOP ) Survey in Ethnomusicology
• 160004 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Systematic Musicology

Group of compulsory modules: Academic Writing and Research Methods (37 ECTS)

ARB Compulsory module: Academic Working Methods (5 ECTS)

• 160040 UE Academic Working Methods in Musicology

PRO Compulsory module: Introductory Seminars (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria

BAC Compulsory module: Bachelor’s Seminars (20 ECTS)

• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

Compulsory Modules (61 ECTS)

TON: Harmony, Counterpoint and Analysis (15 ECTS)

• 160011 UE Musical Analysis: Music for Keyboard Instruments from Bach to Boulez
• 160041 UE Harmony 1
• 160042 UE Harmony 2
• 160043 UE Musical Analysis - Diversity of compositional techniques and concepts of musical material in the first half of the 20th century

HIS: Principles of Historical Musicology (13 ECTS)

• 160010 VO Foundations of Music since 1600 - Methods and Question of Historical Musicology
• 160015 UE Introduction to Musical Palaeography

MUG: Music History (8 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III

ETH: Ethnomusicology (10 ECTS)

• 160017 VO Introduction to Ethnomusicology
• 160026 UE Musical instruments of the world
• 160070 UE Transcription and Analyses in Ethnomusicology

SYS: Systematic Musicology (10 ECTS)

• 160020 VO Introduction to Systematic Musicology
• 160022 UE Visualisation and virtualisation of sounds and musical instruments
• 160063 UE Recording Music and Speech (Microphons)

POP: Popular music (5 ECTS)

• 160032 VO Introduction to Popular Music

Group of Elective Modules (36 ECTS)

HIS-V1 Elective module: Advanced Historical Musicology - Music until 1600 (12 ECTS)

• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant

HIS-V2: Advanced Historical Musicology - Music since 1600 (12 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III
• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna

ETH-V: Advanced Ethnomusicology (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals

SYS-V: Advanced Systematic Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples

POP-V: Advanced Popular Music (12 ECTS)

• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria

INT: Interdisciplinary Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

PRX: Practical Applications of Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160009 PR Music appreciation: formats, strategies and challenges
• 160061 PR Archives and libraries: their role as information processing companies
• 160067 PR How to work with musical sources (especially 18th/19th century)
• 160071 PR Practical Application of Room Acoustical Measurement Techniques and Analysis Methods
• 160072 PR Texts and text production in music exhibitions
• 170121 UE Exercise Course "Performance and Staging Analysis"
• 170712 UE Discussing Musical Theatre

FRE: Free Advanced Module: Topics in Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III
• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria

Master Musicology (836)

Alternative Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

M01 Alternative Compulsory Module 1 (30 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160051 SE Rhythm, Measure and Tempo in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M02 Alternative Compulsory Module 2 (30 ECTS)

• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M03 Alternative Compulsory Module 3 (30 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160009 PR Music appreciation: formats, strategies and challenges
• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160061 PR Archives and libraries: their role as information processing companies
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160067 PR How to work with musical sources (especially 18th/19th century)
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160071 PR Practical Application of Room Acoustical Measurement Techniques and Analysis Methods
• 160072 PR Texts and text production in music exhibitions
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M04 Alternative Compulsory Module 4 (30 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M05 Alternative Compulsory Module 5 (30 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160051 SE Rhythm, Measure and Tempo in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

Elective Modules (60 ECTS)

M06 History of European Music before 1600 (10 ECTS)

• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant

M07 History of European Music after 1600 (10 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160051 SE Rhythm, Measure and Tempo in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

M08 Ethnomusicology (10 ECTS)

• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

M09 Systematic Musicology (10 ECTS)

• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

M10 Contemporary Music (10 ECTS)

• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M11 Popular Music (10 ECTS)

• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M12 Source Study, Source Work and Source Criticism (10 ECTS)

• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160051 SE Rhythm, Measure and Tempo in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant

M13 Music and Society (10 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M14 Analysis and Theoretical Interpretation of Music (10 ECTS)

• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160051 SE Rhythm, Measure and Tempo in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

M15 Music Philosophy, Music Aesthetics and Musical Hermeneutics (10 ECTS)

• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

M16 Current Musicology (10 ECTS)

• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

M17 Applied Musicology (10 ECTS)

• 160009 PR Music appreciation: formats, strategies and challenges
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160061 PR Archives and libraries: their role as information processing companies
• 160067 PR How to work with musical sources (especially 18th/19th century)
• 160071 PR Practical Application of Room Acoustical Measurement Techniques and Analysis Methods
• 160072 PR Texts and text production in music exhibitions
• 170121 UE Exercise Course "Performance and Staging Analysis"
• 170712 UE Discussing Musical Theatre

Master Seminar Module (3 ECTS)

M18 Master Seminar Module (3 ECTS)

• 160016 MA Research Seminar for Master Candidates
• 160019 MA Research Seminar for Master Candidates
• 160024 MA Research Seminar for Master Candidates
• 160028 MA Research Seminar for Master Candidates
• 160050 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates

Recommended Lectures offered at other Universities

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Extension Curriculum Popular Music (660 [2] - Version 2016)

POM1 Popular Music - Introduction (5 ECTS)

• 160032 VO Introduction to Popular Music

POM2 Popular Music - Selected Examples (10 ECTS)

• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

Extension Curriculum World Music (161 [2] - Version 2016)

MDW1 Overview of Ethnomusicology (4 ECTS)

• 160003 VO ( OV STEOP ) Survey in Ethnomusicology

MDW2 Overview of the Musics of the World (12 ECTS)

• 160017 VO Introduction to Ethnomusicology
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals

Extension Curriculum European History of Music (162 [2] - Version 2016)

EMG1 Overview of Historical Musicology (4 ECTS)

• 160002 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Historical Musicology

EMG2 European History of Music (12 ECTS)

VO zur Musik vor 1600

VO Musikgeschichte

• 160005 VO Music History III
• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160010 VO Foundations of Music since 1600 - Methods and Question of Historical Musicology
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples

Extension Curriculum Musical Acoustics and Auditory Perception (169 [2] - Version 2016)

MAK1 Overview of Systematic Musicology (4 ECTS)

• 160004 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Systematic Musicology

MAK2 Principles of Musical Acoustics and Phenomena of Auditory Perception (11 ECTS)

• 160020 VO Introduction to Systematic Musicology
• 160022 UE Visualisation and virtualisation of sounds and musical instruments
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160063 UE Recording Music and Speech (Microphons)

Additional Courses

• 160033 UE Mentoring