''Musik-Konzepte'' is a quarterly series of German language musicology texts founded in 1977 by

Heinz-Klaus Metzger Heinz-Klaus Metzger (6 February 1932 – 25 October 2009) was a German music critic and theorist. Born in Konstanz, Metzger studied piano under Carl Seemann in Freiburg im Breisgau and composition under Max Deutsch in Paris. Later, he met Theodo ...

and

Rainer Riehn Rainer Riehn (12 November 1941 – 9 June 2015) was a German composer and conductor, and a co-editor of music theory magazines. Riehn was born in Danzig, Germany (modern Gdańsk, Poland) studied music theory in Mainz, Zürich, and Berlin and comp ...

and dedicated to the

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in music of all epochs. Since 2004 it has been edited by

Ulrich Tadday Ulrich Tadday (born 1963) is a German musicologist, a professor at the University of Bremen. Career Born in Gelsenkirchen, Tadday studied musicology, music pedagogy, philosophy and German literature at the University of Dortmund and University ...

History

''Musik-Konzepte'' has been published by edition text + kritik from its founding in 1977. It was edited by

and

(volumes 1–122) until the contract was terminated by the publisher as of December 31, 2003. They now edit a similarly named series, '' querstand. musikalische konzepte'' Since January 2004, the

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

Ulrich Tadday has edited ''Musik-Konzepte''. The first volume edited by him (# 123) deals with the composer

Charles Ives Charles Edward Ives (; October 20, 1874May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed f ...

. In 1983, the editors were awarded the

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(German Critics' Award).

Content

Based on

Theodor W. Adorno Theodor W. Adorno ( , ; born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist, musicologist, and composer. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of criti ...

's theory of the aesthetics of music, ''Musik-Konzepte'' has dedicated itself to composers not only considered to be progressive by the editors, in every era. The series combines musical tradition and innovation, historical and contemporary. ''Musik-Konzepte'' deals with either a composer and his work or a theme that is considered important from a musical, aesthetic, historical or sociologically perspective. For instance, volume 74 ''Musik und Traum'' (1991). The series is targeted to not only musicologists savvy, but also at a general readership of those with an interest in music.

Publication

''Musik-Konzepte'' is published quarterly, with volumes available either individually or by a discounted subscription which includes the additional annual special edition volume at a reduced price. Students are offered a discounted subscription.

Volumes

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References

External links

''Musik-Konzepte'' at

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