Musical theater

Speaking clearly

Four Decades of New and Experimental Music from a Composer’s Perspective: on Cage, Wolff, Stockhausen, Feldman, Darmstadt, the avant-garde, and the political conditions of musical life—a panorama of music from 1985 to the present that is as personal as it is critical.

28,00 €

Eigensinn und Gegenüber

An extraordinary portrait of composer Iris ter Schiphorst: Essays, program notes, letters, scores, documents, and illustrations—presented in a catalog format—offer insight into one of the most important voices in contemporary music—at the intersection of composition, language, politics, and performance.

49,00 €

Die Gedächtnisfabrik

What does an opera reveal about a political system? This study, for the first time, examines the musical theater of the People's Republic of Bulgaria as a key to understanding memory, power, and culture during the Cold War.

59,00 €

Die Nadel

What does a sewing needle reveal about an opera? An essayistic exploration of Ljubomir Pipkov’s *Jana’s Nine Brothers* —navigating the realms of music, legend, and symbolism.

14,60 €

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 €

con tutta forza: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

The Intimate Biography of Bernd Alois Zimmermann, as told by his daughter: a multifaceted portrait spanning the avant-garde, postwar culture, and artistic radicalism.

39,00 €

Musik der USA

60 years after the last German-language introduction to the music of the USA, here is another attempt to present the many different strands of development in American music history.

30,00 €

Paul Dessau. Von Geschichte gezeichnet

Contributions on Dessau's instrumental works, his years in exile, Brecht settings, opera aesthetics, political music and his work as a composer.

19,00 €