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A gem of 1920s detective films. Live accompaniment on the Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ by Bernd Wurzenrainer. The German Film Institute & Film Museum (DFF) restored this film from the German Harry Hill series, a gem of 1920s detective cinema, back in 2011. The public transport system of a large ci

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

Low brass A brief history of low brass instruments Bass tuba by Johann Gottfried Moritz (Berlin, 1839), cat.-no. 4456. Photo: Schnepp Renou Exhibition in the stone foyer of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum for the "Year of the Tuba 2024" Whether in a symphony orchestra or a brass band, the tuba is an es

Johann Joachim Quantz Musician - Pedagogue - Instrument Maker 8 September 2023 to 11 February 2024 "Quantz is the god of music" - this is how Crown Prince Frederick raved about his flute teacher in a letter to his sister Wilhelmine von Bayreuth in 1732. And indeed, the flutist and composer Johann Jo

PD Dr. Hans-Joachim Maempel CV Since 2012 Head of Department III Acoustics and Music Technology | Studio Facilites and IT of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (State Institute for Music Research Prussian Heritage Foundation) 1993-2011 Freelance recording producer an

Declaration on Accessibility Declaration on Accessibility This declaration on accessibility applies to the website of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research) published at www.simpk.de. Als öffentliche Stelle im Sinne der Richtlinie (EU) 2016/2102 sind wir bemü

Dr. Marten Noorduin Research Associate CV Since December 2025: Research Associate at the State Institute for Music Research 2022-2024: Research Associate, University of Music Lübeck. Since 2022: Coordinator for science communication, COST Action CA21161, A New Ecosystem of Early Music Studies (Early

Get to know examples of current conservation and restoration projects at the Musical Instrument Museum! Every year, on the third Sunday in October, Europe celebrates Restoration Day . Studios and construction sites open their doors so that you can get to know examples of current conservation and res

Studien zur Geschichte der Musiktheorie The multi-volume series Studien zur Geschichte der Musiktheorie (Studies on the History of Music Theory) presents the results of contemporary research in the field of historical music theory. Previous publications in this series Band 14 Bernhard, Michael; Sach

Holdings and focal points The focus of our collecting and research activities is aligned with the projects conducted at the Institute on music history, music theory, instrumentology, and systematic musicology. Photocopy collection of the SIMPK. Reprography of musical sources produced between 1917 an