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  1. Sound Spaces: Playing with Text (03.09.2026)

    Testing musical interpretation against one’s own freedom. Science Talk with Jo Wilhelm Siebert Without a musical score as the basis for what is being played, we would not speak of musical interpretation in the strict sense. Nor would we speak of interpretation without a certain degree of artistic an

  2. Second Viennese School

    Second Viennese School The Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research, SIM) has a research program dedicated to the music of the Second Viennese School. It is concerned largely with publishing the correspondence of the leading members of the school. At the heart of t

  3. Systematic Musicology

    Systematic Musicology The papers listed here in the area of Systematic Musicology deal not only with the Institute's main topics such as music perception, music transmission, and interpretation, but also with music sociology and methodological topics. Maempel, Hans-Joachim (in press): "Audiobearbeit

  4. Dr. Jo Wilhelm Siebert

    Dr. Jo Wilhelm Siebert Curriculum vitae 2000-2009 Studies in Musicology, Philosophy and Comparative Literature (MA) at the Technical University of Berlin 2003/2004 Studies (Musicology) at Royal Holloway College, University of London 2.2009 to 1.2011 Research Assistant at the State Institute for Musi

  5. Blowing and tooting, singing and ringing out (17.10.2026)

    How is sound created from air? Hands-on guided tour for families and children When we hear a sound, air moves – just like waves in water. Imagine blowing into a flute or singing: when you do this, you set the air in motion. This air begins to vibrate. The vibrations travel through the air until they

  6. Jazz at the MIM: Andreas Willers – ONQ (24.09.2026)

    A multigenerational project by Berlin-based guitarist Andreas Willers Andreas Willers – ONQ Andreas Willers, guitar Lukas Roßmüller, piano Meinrad Kneer, bass Bill Elgart, drums The Berlin-based guitarist has put together a multi-generational project paying tribute to Carla (1936–2023) and Paul Bley

  7. Venues for musical performances

    Venues for musical performances Two-year theme of the State Institute for Music Research Wherever a performance takes place with a specific intention, a performance space is created. Interaction between performers and listeners is essential. Intuitively and from experience, concert-goers sense just

  8. Blowing Horns and Trumpets, Singing and Making Music (27.06.2026)

    How is sound created from air? Interactive tour for families and children When we hear a sound, air moves – just like waves in water. Imagine blowing into a flute or singing: when you do this, you set the air in motion. This air begins to vibrate. The vibrations travel through the air until they rea

  9. Sitemap

    Sitemap Museum Visiting the Museum Opening hours & directions Tickets Collection Highlights of the Exhibition The Accordion History SIM Café Concert Series Library Holdings and focal points Terms of use Location and directions WLAN login Digitised collections [Translate to English:] Phonographische

  10. SIM Yearbook 2022 “Zeitgenosse Hoffmann” published (21.11.2025)

    The 2022 yearbook of the State Institute for Music Research on the topic of “Contemporary Hoffmann” is now available at https://simjb.journals.qucosa.de/simjb. The contributions in this volume are based on the symposium “Zeitgenosse Hoffmann – Im Spannungsfeld von automatisierter und künstlerisch-in