books

Music books and specialized literature on contemporary music, jazz, music education, sound art, biographies, and music history.

Der objektive Geist

A radical manifesto on art as an autonomous form of thought — propositions in verse of striking clarity.

18,00 €

This is not music

Magdalena Zorn examines why sound has become the great metaphor of late modernity — between resonance, spirituality and the desire to hear the world as unity.

12,00 €

„Ich höre die Steine, sehe den Klang und lese das Wasser“

Maierhofer-Lischka's study takes us on an analytically precise journey into the fascinating world of contemporary audio-visual theater, where sound becomes visible space and architecture becomes an audible experience.

44,00 €

Mikrotonalität in Mexiko

A microtonal revolution in Mexico: Julián Carrillo wanted to break down the tonal system with his "Sonido 13." Jonas Reichert reconstructs for the first time, based on primary sources, the origins, works, and innovative power of this early avant-garde project (1921–1925).

48,00 €

Opera where it doesn’t exist

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.

48,00 €