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"Sind eben nur für Musik da." Heavy-Metal-Fans in der DDR

Lecture series "Musica/Cultura/Sociologia", 23 June 2025.

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Alessandro Scarlatti. Das kompositorische Schaffen

Sicilian-born composer Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) worked mainly in Rome and Naples, with...

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25. May 2025 - 25. May 2035

MUSIC HISTORY 29. May 2025 - 30. May 2025 Empty Boxes? Modeling the Lost and Ephemeral in Premodern Sacred Spaces International and interdisciplinary conference Promoting Institutions: Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History German Historical Institute in Rome Research Project CANTORIA – Music and Sacred Architecture Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Universität Zürich Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, Rome Download programme
MUSIC HISTORY 04. June 2025 Musica a Villa Massimo. Prima e dopo la caduta del Muro Marica Coppola German Historical Institute in Rome 17.30–19.00 Please register for in-person or online attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.
MUSIC HISTORY 16. June 2025 Tracce di improvvisazione nella musica strumentale dopo Beethoven Conference in cooperation with the University of Pavia and the PRIN-Project "Improvvisazione/Composizione. La doppia identità della musica europea". German Historical Institute in Rome Contact: Elisa Novara Please register for in-person attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.
MUSIC HISTORY 23. June 2025 "Sind eben nur für Musik da." Heavy-Metal-Fans in der DDR Nikolai Okunew Event as part of the lecture series "Musica/Cultura/Sociologia". Further information and upcoming dates German Historical Institute in Rome 17.30–19.00 Please register for in-person or online attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.
MUSIC HISTORY 29. September 2025 Prototypisch untypisch – Sinus-Milieus, musikalischer Geschmack und die Vermessung des Alltags Silke Borgstedt Event as part of the lecture series "Musica/Cultura/Sociologia". Further information and upcoming dates German Historical Institute in Rome 17.30–19.00 Please register for in-person or online attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.
MUSIC HISTORY 13. October 2025 Sociologia della musica. La costruzione sociale del suono dalle tribù al digitale Lello Savonardo Event as part of the lecture series "Musica/Cultura/Sociologia". Further information and upcoming dates German Historical Institute in Rome 18.30–20.00 Simultaneous translation Italian-German Please register for in-person or online attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.
MUSIC HISTORY 17. November 2025 Streaming, Liveness und die Pandemie. Digitale Mediamorphosen des Musiklebens im frühen 21. Jahrhundert als Generationenphänomen Steffen Lepa Event as part of the lecture series "Musica/Cultura/Sociologia". Further information and upcoming dates German Historical Institute in Rome 17.30–19.00 Please register for in-person or online attendance For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.