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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

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

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

The conductor and musicologist passed away on 26 April 2026, shortly before his 92nd birthday. The SIM owes him a great deal. Like many in the field of musicology, we too feel a deep connection to Peter Gülke and are deeply grateful to him. For many decades, he was a welcome speaker and panellist on

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

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

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

Discology SIM pursues discology research based on the premise that radio, records and compact discs are not just media for transmitting and storing music but, like musical instruments, are media of music itself. Edison cylinder from the sound recording collection of the SIMPK library. Photograph by

Sound design and aesthetics Those involved in the transmission of music must make decisions that affect the reproduction of music in general and the reproduction of its sound, in particular. When reproducing an original music performance, one can distinguish three objectives in relation to sound aes

Sound Spaces Music and freedom Music seems to be free - it sounds, touches and disappears. But it almost always moves within a network of culturally moulded and historically evolved rules. From pop songs to symphonies, we follow musical patterns that are constantly changing but never disappear. Musi