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Coming March 24!

Tempo no. 315

The first issue of Tempo from Wolke Verlag will be published on January 15. Pre-order it now—or subscribe to the magazine right away!

13 Reasons

Magazine for Multisensory
Discourse and Parasitic Relations

Escape the DOOM LOOP! Subscribe now to13 Reasons: the new magazine for art, philosophy, and aesthetics.

Brötzmann In My Focus

A compelling photo book about Peter Brötzmann, taken over three decades by Žiga Koritnik.

Opera where it doesn’t exist

Peripherie als Neuland

Opera beyond the big cities: this book explores the spaces in between, questions established centers, and highlights the innovative potential of musical theater in the periphery—a new perspective on the future of opera.

FMP REVISITED

Entstehung und Genese der Free Music Production

With this volume, Thomas Hartmann presents the first comprehensive academic analysis of the history of the FMP.

Dvořáks Prophezeiung

und das Schicksal der Schwarzen klassischen Musik in den USA

About hidden aspects of American music history and the composer Antonín Dvořák.

New Releases

Die Henze Challenge

A challenge for the ears: Christoph Becher invites you to discover twelve works by Hans Werner Henze —with QR codes, a playlist, and an entertaining and accessible journey through one of the most exciting soundscapes of the 20th century.

24,00 €

Composing While Black

Revised and expanded: *Composing While Black* is now available with a new foreword—a incisive, urgent exploration of race, representation, and structural inequality in contemporary music.

22,99 € – 29,00 €

I welcome whatever happens next

Klaus Reichert Remembers John Cage – a book about music, listening, and collaboration. Told with precision and calm, it opens up new perspectives on sound, language, and the art of listening.

14,99 € – 28,00 €

Der neue wilde Wohlklang

On the 100th anniversary of Hans Werner Henze’s birth: A multifaceted volume on one of the most contradictory and influential composers of the 20th century—spanning the avant-garde, politics, and his personal musical language.

18,00 €

Śabdagatitāra

With *Śabdagatitāra*, Sandeep Bhagwati presents a radically new way of thinking about music across cultures—one that goes beyond cultural appropriation, exoticism, and Eurocentric assumptions.

26,00 €

Wolke-Blog

New on our website: The Wolke Verlag Blog! Here, we regularly share insights into our books and projects—including recommendations, author contributions, background information, and stories from our day-to-day publishing life.