Centre of Music Theory
Music Theory represents the interface between artistic and academic endeavours. As a result, students are educated and trained on two levels.
Graduates have access to a broad spectrum of professions, whether at university-level teaching, publishing houses, media companies or music schools.
Latest news
Current events of the Centre for Music Theory
Newly published: Libretti by Reinhard Febel. Benjamin Button and other works (edited by Marcus Aydintan)
The new volume of the series Paraphrasen - Weimarer Beiträge zur Musiktheorie (Paraphrases - Weimar Contributions to Music Theory), which is dedicated to the libretti of the composer Reinhard Febel (*1952), has recently been published. Febel's music theatre works span a thematic arc from fantastic and strange events to science fiction - some are about historical figures such as Oswald von Wolkenstein or Howard Hughes, while in others famous paintings come to life as stage sets.
The edition contains all the libretti written by the composer himself, including that of the recent opera Benjamin Button, which celebrated its premiere at the Landestheater Linz on 6 April. In accompanying essays, Jörn Arnecke, Marcus Aydintan, Jeffrey Arlo Brown and Ulrich Alexander Kreppein reflect on Reinhard Febel's music.
Sven Daigger is appointed professor at Trossingen
We would like to congratulate Sven Daigger, lecturer for special tasks at the Centre for Music Theory and the Institute for New Music, on his appointment to a W3 professorship for music theory at the Trossingen University of Music.
Daigger had been working at our institute since 2020. In addition to his work as a teacher, he has written commissioned works for renowned institutions such as the Komische Oper Berlin, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
We wish him all the best for his future endeavours!
Project page
On the new project page you can find funding projects and an insight into the current activities of the Centre for Music Theory.
Why study Music-Theory in Weimar?
The Master’s degree in Music Theory in Weimar is characterised by its great practical relevance. Students are prepared for potential teaching roles via tutorials and courses, in conjunction with the "Johann Nepomuk Hummel" music school in Weimar.
Teachers cover a broad spectrum of music theory, from medieval music through to the present day, from composition through to musicology.
Projects for "Innovations in university teaching" demonstrate the wealth of ideas with which new developments are incorporated into the teaching programme - currently artificial intelligence.
The Centre for Music Theory presents the conference "Musiktheorie und Hörerziehung" every year, which is renowned across Germany, in collaboration with the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH).
The book series "Paraphrasen – Weimarer Beiträge zur Musiktheorie" ("Paraphrases" – Contributions to Music Theory from Weimar’), published by Olms Verlag, opens up the opportunity to have outstanding papers published.
With its excellent tradition of spiritual history, Weimar is a stimulating environment within which to bring together art and academic research.