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Composition

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Department of New Music and Jazz To the website of the department

Courses offered

Study information:

undergraduate studies

Degree:

Bachelor of Music

Standard period of study:

8 Semester

Content:

Artistic degree: B.Mus. in Instrumental Composition or B.Mus. in Electroacoustic Composition

Prerequisite:

General university entrance qualification (Abitur), passed aptitude test, proof of language level B2 (for foreign applicants) - deviating requirements are described in the special requirements for the aptitude test.

Application and aptitude test

Online application process via the HISinOne portal

Application period:

February 15 – March 15 for the winter semester
October 1 – October 31 for the summer semester

You can find out about current changes on the dates and deadlines page.

Aptitude test period:

May/June for the winter semester
January for the summer semester

Aptitude test:

Two-stage entrance examination procedure:

Stage 1: Selection based on submitted work

Stage 2: Practical examination in the principal subject, as well as written examinations in music theory and aural training

Here you will find the specific requirements for the B.Mus. in Instrumental Composition and the B.Mus. in Electroacoustic Composition, as well as the aptitude test regulations.

Study organization

→ Student counseling

→ Dates and deadlines

→ Re-registration | Suspension of studies | Part-time study

→ Examination regulations

→ International Office

Study documents

Studienverlaufs- und Prüfungsplan Elektroakustische Komposition
Studienverlaufs- und Prüfungsplan Instrumentale Komposition
Modulhandbuch Elektroakustische Komposition
Modulhandbuch Instrumentale Komposition
Rahmenprüfungs- und -studienordnung
RPSO (Vbl. 1/2012; gilt nur in Teilen)
RPSO 1. Änderung (Vbl. 1/2012; gilt nur in Teilen)
Fachprüfung- und -studienordnung (Lesefassung FPSO v. 04.09.2017 i. d. F. der Fünften Änderung v. 30.04.2025)
Contact

Academic counseling

Prof. Maximilian Marcoll

Professor of Electro-acoustic Composition and Sound Art

maximilian.marcoll(at)hfm-weimar.de

General academic counseling

Signe Pribbernow

Deputy Head of Department Academic and Student Affairs

+49 3643 | 555 184

signe.pribbernow(at)hfm-weimar.de
Department of New Music and Jazz To the website of the department

Courses offered

Study information:

This consecutive degree programme broadens and deepens students’ individual skills, opens up new career paths in the fields of artistic practice, education or research, and thus contributes to professional qualification. This programme is not available to students who have already completed a Bachelor of Music in Electroacoustic Composition.

Degree:

Master of Music, 120 CP - Enrollment until 2025

Standard period of study:

4 Semester

Content:

Prerequisite:

Application and aptitude test

Online application process via the HISinOne portal

Application period:

You can find out about current changes on the dates and deadlines page.

Aptitude test period:

Aptitude test:

Two-stage aptitude test procedure:

Stage 1: Selection based on your own work

Stage 2: In-person examination in your main subject

Here you will find the specific requirements and the aptitude test regulations.

Study organization

→ Student counseling

→ Dates and deadlines

→ Re-registration | Suspension of studies | Part-time study

→ Examination regulations

→ International Office

Study documents

Prüfungsplan
Studienplan
Rahmenprüfungs- und -studienordnung
RPSO M.Mus. (Vbl. 1/2012; gilt nur in Teilen)
Fachprüfungs- und -studienordnung
Fachprüfungs- und -studienordnung, 1. Änderung
Fachprüfungs- und -studienordnung, 2. Änderung
Contact

Academic counseling

Prof. Maximilian Marcoll

Professor of Electro-acoustic Composition and Sound Art

maximilian.marcoll(at)hfm-weimar.de

General academic counseling

Signe Pribbernow

Deputy Head of Department Academic and Student Affairs

+49 3643 | 555 184

signe.pribbernow(at)hfm-weimar.de
Department of New Music and Jazz To the website of the department

Courses offered

Study information:

A consecutive Master’s programme comprising 120 ECTS credits, which broadens and deepens students’ individual skills, qualifying them for a career as a professional musician with a wide range of opportunities in a broad and diverse professional field (in the areas of artistic practice, education or artistic research), whether working on a freelance basis or in a salaried role, Study can commence in either the winter or summer semester

Degree:

NEW: Master of Music, 120 CP - Enrollment starting in 2026

Standard period of study:

4 Semester

Content:

A major in the arts, supplemented where applicable by compulsory modules related to the major in a core area, with the option to tailor the programme to individual interests by selecting relevant compulsory-elective modules in the specialisation area

You can find a sample study plan here.

Prerequisite:

First subject-specific university degree qualifying for professional practice, passed aptitude test, proof of language level B2 (for international applicants)

Application and aptitude test

Online application process via the HISinOne portal

Application period:

Applications will be accepted for the first time for the summer semester 2026!

February 15 – March 15 for the winter semester
October 1 – October 31 for the summer semester

You can find out about current changes on the dates and deadlines page.

Aptitude test period:

May/June for the winter semester
January for the summer semester

Aptitude test:

Two-stage aptitude test procedure:

Stage 1: Selection based on your own work

Stage 2: In-person examination in your main subject

Here you will find the specific requirements and the aptitude test regulations .

Study organization

→ Student counseling

→ Dates and deadlines

→ Re-registration | Suspension of studies | Part-time study

→ Examination regulations

→ International Office

Study documents

Rahmenprüfungs- und -studienordnung
Fachprüfungs-und-studienordnung
Studienverlaufs- und Prüfungsplan
Modulhandbuch
Modulhandbuch Wahlpflichtmodule
Contact

Academic counseling

Prof. Maximilian Marcoll

Professor of Electro-acoustic Composition and Sound Art

maximilian.marcoll(at)hfm-weimar.de

General academic counseling

Signe Pribbernow

Deputy Head of Department Academic and Student Affairs

+49 3643 | 555 184

signe.pribbernow(at)hfm-weimar.de
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