Musical theater

„Gendere die Welt, sie braucht es“

What Does Gender Sound Like? “Gendere die Welt, sie braucht es” sheds light on gender roles, sexuality, and politics in Hanns Eisler’s music—from working-class mothers and protest music to songs and film. The seventh volume of the new “ Eisler-Studien ” series published by Wolke also explores the contradictions between the pursuit of emancipation and traditional gender roles.

39,00 €

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 €