Program Overview

Program Details

The university program offers a variety of musical experiences, including "Programme mit Köpfchen," which translates to "Programs with Brains." These programs have a political, social, or scientific connection, often collaborating with colleagues from other departments.

Description

The "Music4all" seminar, offered by Dr. Susanne Gläß during the winter semester, is a four-hour course that creates program booklets and designs public introductory lectures for all projects. This seminar is part of the General Studies offerings and is recognized as Module M8/9 in the third year of the B.A. Cultural Sciences program.

Examples of "Programme mit Köpfchen"

• Oratorium about the natural scientist Charles Darwin: "The Origin" by Richard Einhorn (European premiere)
• Work by a British composer from the 19th century with African ancestors: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's "Hiawatha" cycle
• Excerpts from a long-forgotten opera by Kurt Weill on a Jewish theme, which Weill began composing in 1933: "Der Weg der Verheißung" (Bremen premiere)
• Performance of Michael Tippett's oratorio "A Child of Our Time" at the Bremen Cathedral on the day of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism, January 27
• The Itaipú hydroelectric power plant on the Brazilian-Paraguayan border as the theme of Philip Glass's composition of the same name (German premiere)
• "Compositions by Women" as the theme of a concert with a Bremen premiere and a world premiere
• "Music by the siblings Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" as an example of the different opportunities for women and men in music (not only) in the 19th century
• "Death and Music" as the theme of a concert: funeral marches from Italy and New Orleans, Liszt's "Totentanz," and Rachmaninoff's "Toteninsel"
• "Alla zingarese the dreams of the sedentary about the unbound life of the nomads": compositions that reflect the influence of Hungarian "gypsy" music on the music of the classical and romantic periods

Research Areas

The program explores various research areas, including:

• Political and social connections in music
• Scientific themes in musical compositions
• Collaborations with other departments and colleagues
• Historical and cultural contexts of music
• Compositions by women and underrepresented groups

Tuition Fees

No tuition fees are mentioned in the provided context.

Admission Criteria

No specific admission criteria are mentioned in the provided context. However, the program is recognized as part of the General Studies offerings and is integrated into the B.A. Cultural Sciences program.