B. Master Degree Programme in Musicology

1. Alternative Required Modules (APM)

M01 APM 1

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160029 VO Female composers of the presence
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160063 SE The "Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet.
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M02 APM 2

• 160022 EX Field trip to Madagascar
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.
• 160057 SE SE Ethnomusicology
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M03 APM 3

• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160020 SE What do we hear when we are listening to music? The miracle of auditory perception (Psychoacoustics)
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160029 VO Female composers of the presence
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160048 SE Movements of musicians in production and perception of music
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception
• 160057 SE SE Ethnomusicology
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160063 SE The "Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet.
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M04 APM 4

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160026 UE Qualitative research methods in musicology
• 160029 VO Female composers of the presence
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception
• 160057 SE SE Ethnomusicology
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160063 SE The "Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet.
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M05 APM 5

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160020 SE What do we hear when we are listening to music? The miracle of auditory perception (Psychoacoustics)
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160026 UE Qualitative research methods in musicology
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160029 VO Female composers of the presence
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160048 SE Movements of musicians in production and perception of music
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception
• 160057 SE SE Ethnomusicology
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160063 SE The "Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet.
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

2. Elective Modules (WM)

M06 WM History of European Music before 1600

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160043 UE Disciplining music: Positions and periods of a history of music theory from antiquity through 1600
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices

M07 WM History of European Music after 1600

• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160043 UE Disciplining music: Positions and periods of a history of music theory from antiquity through 1600
• 160046 VO Franz Schubert: The last years
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160063 SE The "Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet.
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)

M08 WM Ethnomusicology

• 160022 EX Field trip to Madagascar
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160026 UE Qualitative research methods in musicology
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160053 UE The music of the maracatus-nação - A music analytical and practical introduction
• 160057 SE SE Ethnomusicology

M09 WM Systematic Musicology

• 160020 SE What do we hear when we are listening to music? The miracle of auditory perception (Psychoacoustics)
• 160026 UE Qualitative research methods in musicology
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160048 SE Movements of musicians in production and perception of music
• 160049 PR Sound engineering and architectural acoustics in practice
• 160050 PR Pathology of the ear, hearing aid technology and audiometry in practice

M10 WM Contemporary Music

• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160029 VO Female composers of the presence

M11 WM Popular Music

• 160022 EX Field trip to Madagascar
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160026 UE Qualitative research methods in musicology
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.
• 160053 UE The music of the maracatus-nação - A music analytical and practical introduction
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M12 WM Source Study, Source Work and Source Criticism

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160012 UE Texts by composers of the 20th and 21st century - (reading course)
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160065 UE Introduction to historically informed performance practice (opera of the 17th and 18th century)

M13 WM Music and Society

• 160011 SE Music around 1900
• 160013 EX Leipzig as a city of music
• 160024 VO The music of Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
• 160033 VO African Music I
• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160041 UE Sound follows function - Use and effect of music and sound in a branding context. - An inventory of sound identities
• 160042 VO Music preferences: Development, functions and measurement across the lifespan
• 160044 VO Introduction to Music Traditions of the Mediterranean Island of Crete
• 160052 VO "Deutscher Schlager" Vol. 2 - nice and sexy. From Caterina Valentine to Helene Fischer, from Bully Buhlan to Andreas Gabalier.

M14 WM Analysis and Theoretical Interpretation of Music

• 160009 SE The Masses of Heinrich Isaac
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160035 SE Parnassus musicus Ferdinandaeus" (1615) in context of the early Baroque few voiced motet
• 160043 UE Disciplining music: Positions and periods of a history of music theory from antiquity through 1600
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music

M15 WM Music Philosophy, Music Aesthetics and Musical Hermeneutics

• 160015 SE Utopias. Topics and perspectives in current Beethoven research
• 160027 VO Music -Today as Manipulation and Play with Sounds and their Meaning
• 160031 VO Musical Rhetorical Figures and the Affect Theory in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• 160043 UE Disciplining music: Positions and periods of a history of music theory from antiquity through 1600
• 160055 SE Eduard Hanslick´s "On the Musically Beautiful - Text, Context, Reception

M16 WM Current Musicology

• 160034 SE Soundtrack as a political statment
• 160062 SE Biographies of composers and musicians: questions and problems
• 160040 UE Current State of Musicology
• 160069 UE [ en ] Analysing Popular Music
• 170301 VO Lecture on the History of Theatre - 1600. Behind the Scenes of Opera
• 170530 UE The Body Operatic
• 170721 UE Discussing Music Theatre
• 170121 UE Practical Course "Performance and Staging Analysis"

M17 WM Applied Musicology

• 160045 PR Digital Music Edition with MEI
• 160049 PR Sound engineering and architectural acoustics in practice
• 160050 PR Pathology of the ear, hearing aid technology and audiometry in practice
• 160061 UE Singing Mensural Notation - Reflecting Performance Practices
• 160064 PR Music programs on the radio

3. M18 Master Seminar Module

• 160017 PV Research seminar for doctoral candidates
• 160018 MA Research Seminar for master candidates
• 160021 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates
• 160028 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates
• 160030 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates
• 160032 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates
• 160036 MA Research Seminar for Master and Doctoral Candidates
• 160059 MA Research seminar for master candidates