Insights
The special feature of the Master's degree programme in Music Theory in Weimar is its artistic orientation: it concludes with a Master's project in which students are required to present stylistically diverse works from their Master's degree programme.
A close connection to music practice is also sought in the minor subject lessons: At the end of each semester, a concert is held in which results from the major and minor subjects are presented.
In the Bachelor / Master of Education programme, students have the option of choosing an orientation or profile area in music theory. Here, too, composition is style-related:
Historical styles are artistically realised in the Master of Music Theory:
The Master's projects ensure that music theory is recognisable and present as an artistic discipline within the university - and to the outside world.
Recent artistic projects
As part of a project in the winter semester 2020/21, various sketches, a fragment and an album leaf were used to create Franz Liszt's piano pieces in the composer's style:
The Centre for Music Theory in the Liszten Podcast
12th episode: Accordion duo con:trust - The game of possibilities
How do you find your place as a musician if your instrument is not represented in orchestras? Accordionists Marius Staible and Daniel Roth have been working on an answer to this question for years and are constantly taking new turns, most recently on the TV show "Das Supertalent". A step out of their comfort zone and an attempt by the Weimar students to react to the changing times. As freelancers, they are constantly realising new ideas, not only on the classical concert stage, but also on Tiktok ...
11th episode: Music theory professor Jörn Arnecke
Jörn Arnecke, professor of music theory and composer, looks at how artificial intelligence will change the world of music. For him, it is clear that we need to help shape this unstoppable development. Perhaps AI will be able to take over routine tasks in the future, giving us more room for creativity? Will musical quality perhaps even increase as a result of AI? What risks should we not lose sight of?
In the podcast, the music theorist also talks about how he came to specialise in his field and why it also plays an important role for instrumentalists.