New Music

Politik des Hörens

This book considers hearing as a political asset—inspired by Luigi Nono's music.

32,00 €

Schnee von morgen

For a long time, it seemed perfectly clear what musical theater was and where it should take place. But what does the future hold? What might the future of musical theater look like?

25,00 €

George Gershwin

The biography of a composer whose symphonic and operatic music moves between blue note, double counterpoint, bitonality and Tristan chord.

32,00 €

Die Mahlers in New York

Gustav Mahler was not made for New York ... he had more important things to do. Gustav and Alma Mahler from an American perspective.

34,00 €

A Natural Gesture

Questioning our "why" reveals our "how" - and our natural gesture beyond technology.

20,00 €

Eine Natürliche Geste

Luigi Gaggera's book is a resounding philosophy of music-making—for anyone who wants to approach their passion with depth.

20,00 €

sinusoidal run rhythm

The sinusoidal running rhythm thus understands rhythm as a wave and clearly differs from the conventional rhythm theory of the European musical tradition.

29,00 €

Perpetuum. Mein Leben durch Musik

In this book, Darmstadt-based composer Barbara Heller writes about her life as a musician and composer.

28,00 €

Die Avantgarde war ein Irrtum

A life between musical avant-garde, political exile and sharp-tongued mockery.

9,00 €

Ins Unbekannte

Analysis of Polyphonie X, Boulez's early, legendary serial experiment.

46,00 €

Music Autopsies

The book explores music’s critical potential to interrogate history, ideology, and power. Benjamin Dwyer offers eclectic insights into composers, improvisation, and music’s broader cultural reach.

28,00 €

Now! Writings 1982–2021

A pivotal collection of Peter Ablinger’s writings (1982–2021), exploring listening, language, and the nature of sound.

38,00 €

Alvin Lucier’s Reflexive Experimental Aesthetics

Making the normally inaudible audible—that is the groundbreaking work of Alvin Lucier.

36,00 €

Cosmic Dreamscapes

This volume is dedicated to the enigmatic work of Charles Ives - between American utopianism and European compositional tradition.

9,50 €

Bernd Alois Zimmermann

The contributions gathered here show that Zimmermann's work has lost none of its relevance in an increasingly media-driven world.

34,00 €

Sound Studies and Sonic Arts Reader

Sound Studies and Sonic Arts is a postgraduate program at Berlin University of the Arts.

29,00 €