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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

After six years I resigned from the board of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie, grateful for collaborating with dedicated people working on issues relevant to the current state of academic music theory. All best to the newly elected GMTH board which appears younger and more diverse than ever before.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have started a crowdfunding campaign (www.t.ly/hmoX4) to fund the publication of my new book: a hybrid volume that compiles my recent research on Eastern European music and music theory, prospectively titled »Tönende Architekturen des Ostens«. Your support will be much appreciated!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I will have the pleasure of presenting a paper at the EuroMAC Conference at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona on 9 September. My presentation is titled »Dots, Ovals, and Planes: Harmonic Strategies in Caroline Shaw's Music for Strings and Vocal Ensembles«. Looking forward!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In Kürze kandidiere ich für ein Beisitzeramt im Präsidium des Landesmusikrats Berlin. In dieser Funktion möchte ich mich entsprechend meiner Schwerpunkte in der kulturpolitischen Gremienarbeit und meiner Tätigkeit im Tonkünstlerverband Berlin für die Belange der freien Musikszene einsetzen.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Für die Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH) habe ich mit meinen Kollegen Georg Thoma, Holger Müller-Hartmann und Hans Aerts ein Positionspapier zu Lehraufträgen und Festanstellungen in der akademischen Lehre der Fächer Musiktheorie und Gehörbildung verfasst.

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Zweites Positionspapier der GMTH zu Tätigkeiten und Arbeitsverhältnissen in der Hochschullehre

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Excited to announce a concert of first performances of my compositions on Saturday, June 27, 15:45 pm, at RSH Düsseldorf. Flutist Zhijun Xu and cellist Inés Bueno López will perform the pieces »Capriccio spirituoso« and »Begebenheit«, and I will also present my recent »SonaTine« for solo piano.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Cordial invitation to my lecture on Dora Pejačević's C major piano trio, Op. 29, which takes place next Tuesday, 19 May, 7:30 pm, in the chamber hall of RSH Düsseldorf. I will share the stage with Andrej Bielow, Klaudio Zoto, and James Maddox who will perform this remarkable work. Looking forward!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The summer term at RSH Düsseldorf has begun, and I am looking forward to my upcoming classes, in particular to two seminars—one on the chamber music of Croatian composer Dora Pejačević, and another one exploring theories of sonata form throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I would like to share my ambivalent experiences with the German youth competition Jugend musiziert, available on my personal website: www.t.ly/JZqzn. However, the appearance of my daughter Cosima (15) earned her one of the highest scores in the harp category and the advancement to the federal level.

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Experiences with Jugend musiziert

Today I would like to share some ambivalent experiences with the German youth competition Jugend musiziert, which I have had the chance to explore from different perspectives: as a participant, par…

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I somehow managed to compose something again, after quite a time without any creative musical output. The engraving of my three-movement SonaTine for piano solo, dedicated to Tine Tl'dr, is now available here: www.t.ly/v78yJ. As always, comments and appreciations are welcome.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In her recent piece for @vanmagazin.bsky.social, Swiss music educator and communicator Barbara Balba Weber sketches an exit strategy from the corrupted business of classical music. I can relate to these feelings very strongly, and felt much inspired by this article.

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Austrittserklärung

Ich steige aus. Vor mir ein hübsches hellgrünes Tal, umrahmt von sanften saftigen Hügeln. Über allem ein mildblauer Himmel, Wolkentürme wie auf einer Kinderzeichnung, ruhig kreisende Rotmilane. Hinter...

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I will be appearing on stage with Vokalsystem Berlin again in a concert programme named »Symmetries«, featuring music by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Tavener, Caroline Shaw, and Radiohead, on 14 and 15 February at Martin-Luther-Kirche Neukölln. See here for tickets: shop.eventjet.at/de/vokalsyst...

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I had the opportunity of speaking for my association, Tonkünstlerverband Berlin, in front of the Committee of Cultural Affairs in the Berlin House of Representatives in a discussion about Berlin's public music schools. You can listen to my statement here: t.ly/nIhKl (starting at 51:37 and 2:09:36).

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61. Sitzung des Ausschusses für Kultur, Engagement und Demokratieförderung am 05.01.2026

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Für den Tonkünstlerverband Berlin habe ich eine Stellungnahme zur aktuellen Musikschulpolitik des Berliner Senats verfasst. Wir begrüßen die Pläne für mehr Festanstellungen, diese sind aber unzureichend, um eine nachhaltige Versorgung mit Musikschulunterricht zu gewährleisten. Mehr: www.t.ly/Qujjg

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Tonkünstlerverband Berlin | News

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Ich habe als Interviewpartner an einer Audiodokumentation mitgewirkt, in der es um Exzellenz im klassischen Musikbetrieb und Kontexte wie Ausbildung, Wettbewerb und berufliche Anforderungen ging. Mit Einverständnis der Autorin Judith Rauwald stelle ich einen Zusammenschnitt meiner Beiträge bereit.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Last week I took part in the conference »Music, Copyright Law, and Open Education«, hosted by @openmusicacademy.bsky.social at Gasteig Munich. There were papers by Frédéric Döhl, Friederike von Franqué, Fabian Rack, and a panel discussion with Matthias Hornschuh, Ulrich Kaiser, Renate Schmid et al.

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Open Music Academy

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My association of musicians, Tonkünstlerverband Berlin, has issued a new edition of their fee guidelines for freelance gigs, rehearsals, and teaching. The document can serve as a point of reference for the value of the work of professionally trained musicians. Please share widely!

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Tonkünstlerverband Berlin | News

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I have been involved in a working group for the prevention of abuse of power in German musicology. At this year's conference of @musikforschung.bsky.social we presented a report of our activities, meticulously compiled by Ina Knoth. Thanks go also to: Cornelia Bartsch, Beate Kraus, Paolina Aquilino.

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Bericht der AG Machtmissbrauchsprävention | Gesellschaft fuer Musikforschung

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The winter term at my university is about to commence. Also looking forward to some events and travels: the annual conference of @musikforschung.bsky.social in Weimar, the conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie in Lübeck, and the final symposium of @openmusicacademy.bsky.social in Munich.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

My daughter Cosima composed an accomplished solo harp piece at the beginning of the year, named »Dreaming Willow«, which is also playable on the piano with a few decent alterations. I now took the opportunity to record the piece—hope you have as much fun listening as I had while performing!

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Cosima Wenzel — Dreaming Willow for piano

Cosima Wenzel (born 2011): Träumende Weide (2025) Original composition for harp solo Andante – Poco meno mosso – Tempo primo Wendelin Bitzan, piano Recorded in Berlin, August 2025 by Wendelin Bitzan

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I will be appearing with Vokalsystem Berlin in two great projects: the interdisciplinary concert »Horizons« with music by Aleotti, Whitacre, Panufnik and Shaw (12–13 July, www.t.ly/eKUPx), and a staging of Johann Strauß's operetta »Die Fledermaus« at Kammeroper Rheinsberg (2–15 Aug, www.t.ly/StL8Z).

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Veranstaltungen von Samstag, der 12. Juli – Freitag, der 15. August – Vokalsystem

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This has been the most intense university semester I've experienced so far: two half-time positions in Düsseldorf and Dresden, part-time work as managing director of Tonkünstlerverband Berlin, two lectures, two job interviews, apartment hunting, as well as significant developments in private life.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

My daughter Cosima (14) passionately loves to play the harp. She started on a celtic harp five years ago and recently switched to the pedal harp. Her current rental instrument won't be available any longer, so we now seek to finance her first own harp. Please consider a donation in our crowdfunding!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Am 17.05.2025 hat die diesjährige ordentliche Mitgliederversammlung im Tonkünstlerverband Berlin stattgefunden, bei der ein neuer Vorstand gewählt wurde. Ich freue mich, auch künftig ein dynamisches und vielversprechendes Team mit meiner Tätigkeit in der Geschäftsführung unterstützen zu können.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Herzliche Einladung zum Lecture Recital im Kammermusiksaal der RSH Düsseldorf. Am Dienstag, 6. Mai, um 19:30 Uhr spreche ich über Klaviermusik von Maurice Ravel. »Im Fluss. Ravels Wassermusiken für Klavier: Jeux d'eau, Une barque sur l'océan, Ondine«. Sukyeon Kim und Dingyuan Chang spielen Klavier.

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Veranstaltungen - Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf

Die Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf genießt einen internationalen Ruf. Rund 850 Studierende aus mehr als 40 Nationen werden hier ausgebildet. 45 haupt- und nebenberufliche Professoren und mehr a...

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I'll be teaching an analysis class on the piano music of Maurice Ravel, starting in April at RSH Düsseldorf. In addition, there will be a lecture concert on Ravel's water-inspired compositions on Tuesday, 6 May, 7:30 pm, where I will talk about »Jeux d'eau« et alii. Join me if you like! #ravel150

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Der Vorstand der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie hat eine Stellungnahme zu der im Mai 2024 erschienenen MULEM-EX-Studie zum Musiklehrkräftemangel veröffentlicht, die sich mit der Empfehlung, für das Lehramt Musik auf Eignungsprüfungen in Musiktheorie und Gehörbildung zu verzichten, auseinandersetzt.

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Stellungnahme zur MULEM-EX-Studie

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I have the pleasure of welcoming two guests to my current piano sonatas seminar at RSH Düsseldorf. Both sessions will be open for colleagues and friends. Let me know if you'd like to join! — 22 January, 9 am: Severin von Eckardstein plays Medtner — 5 February, 9 am: Kyra Steckeweh plays Pejačević

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Excited to perform Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem today with Vokalsystem, Enchore, and Sibelius Orchester under the direction of Simon Rössler in the Philharmonie Berlin! The concert is sold out, but you can join us on Feb 15, 6 pm, for a singalong concert at Martin-Luther-Kirche. www.t.ly/lv6Hs

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I am mourning the death of my friend and colleague Stephan Schönlau (1985–2024), who passed away recently during the Christmas holidays after a fierce battle against cancer for two and a half years. Read my small obituary here: www.wendelinbitzan.de/in-remembrance-of-stephan

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I pondered over the relationship of #musicology and #musictheory, examining different aspects of collaboration, cooperation, and competition between the two fields and their protagonists. See my article »Along with, side by side, or past each other« in Die Musikforschung 77, no. 4 (2024): 332–343.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The first-ever complete recording of Nikolai Medtner's vocal music is finally finished. With this 5-CD series, Ekaterina Levental and Frank Peters have made a substantial contribution to the Medtner discography that can hardly be overestimated. Congratulations to everybody involved in this project!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Currently teaching a musicology seminar at RSH Düsseldorf on piano sonatas of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. After delving into music by Liszt, Grieg, Smyth, and Draeseke, I am now looking forward to Lysenko, Janáček, Chaminade, Pejačević, Bartók, Korngold, Ullmann, and others.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

I will be conducting an online workshop for the Netzwerk 4.0 der Musikhochschulen on designing open educational resources and tutorials using the platform Open Music Academy. If you are teaching at a conservatory or music university, feel free to join!

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Erstellung von Lehrmaterialien und Online-Tutorials mit der Open Music Academy

Do, 7. November 2024

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

This week I will begin teaching as a visiting professor at Hochschule für Musik Dresden. For the coming academic year, I will lecture music theory, aural skills, and analysis in the BA, school music, and composition programmes. Looking forward to a fruitful exchange with students and colleagues!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Looking forward to the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH), hosted by BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg next weekend, 4–6 October. I will be contributing with a workshop on the possibilities and functionality of the openmusic.academy. See you in Cottbus soon!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Currently preparing a chapter for a Stravinsky volume, focusing on historical and contemporary analyses of his music. Beyond the ubiquitous Taruskin, Kholopov, Straus, Horlacher, et alii: is there anything notable that I should care about and include in my survey? Please let me know.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Es gibt eine neue Lehrbeauftragten-Erhebung der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie, in der es um Arbeitsbedingungen, Einkommen und Einbindung in institutionelle Strukturen geht. Falls Ihr im Lehrauftrag Musiktheorie und/oder Gehörbildung unterrichtet, nehmt bitte an der Umfrage teil!

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

My children have both changed their school and now attend the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium Berlin, a high school with an extensive profile in music education. My daughter also studies harp, piano, and music theory at the local music school, while my son takes guitar and violin lessons.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

Excited to have the chance to attend the festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik in Husum again. After the recital of Christian Grøvlen yesterday, I am now looking forward to the performances of Clare Hammond, Patrick Hemmerlé, Matthias Kirschnereit, and Severin von Eckardstein.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Ganzheitliche Förderung statt nur Steuererleichterung: In der derzeitigen Debatte um die Umsatzsteuerbefreiung von Musikunterricht fehlt die Perspektive einer grundsätzlichen Subventionslösung für qualifizierte außerschulische Lehrangebote. Weiterlesen hinter dem Link.

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Ganzheitliche Förderung statt nur Steuererleichterung

In der derzeitigen Debatte um die Umsatzsteuerbefreiung von Musikunterricht fehlt mir ein wenig der kulturpolitische Weitblick. Aus der Perspektive der Bildungsträger und Dienstleister:innen wird z…

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

My article »The Digital Music Theory Classroom: Considerations for Technology-Based Teaching at Music Universities«, based on the application of digital media, online platforms, and collaborative tools and documents, has now been published in the journal of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (ZGMTH).

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ZGMTH - The Digital Music Theory Classroom

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

On stage with Vokalsystem Berlin as an opera choir for the first time! We will be appearing in Niccolò Piccinni's tragédie lyrique »Didon« in a semistaged performance at Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, 25–28 July, with Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Bernhard Forck. For tickets see below.

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Dido – Königin von Karthago - Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

A selection of my piano music is now available on all relevant platforms: — No. 3 from the cycle Skulpturen (2009): listen.music-hub.com/8OvA5V — Novemberklage (2013), an autumnal lament: listen.music-hub.com/Jdn9is — Kinderkaleidoskop (2015), four short pieces: listen.music-hub.com/agrCHo

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Wendelin Bitzan - Skulpturen für Klavier - Drei

Listen to Skulpturen für Klavier - Drei by Wendelin Bitzan.

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

Warm invitation to the electronic choral concerts of Vokalsystem Berlin with Johannes David Wolff and Artschi Loyan on July 12–13 at Monopol Berlin, featuring music by Claudio Monteverdi, Benjamin Britten, @mormolyke.com, Ted Hearne, Caroline Shaw, Radiohead, and others. Tickets: see below!

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Vokalsystem e.V. Ticket Shop Ticket-Shop

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Next up in the online lecture series of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH) on July 1, 2024, 19:00 CEST: Robert Komaniecki will present a talk entitled »Sheet Music Goes Viral: On the Past and Present of Music Notation as an Object of Aesthetic Significance«. Please register via the link below.

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Sheet Music Goes Viral, 1. Juli 2024

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 23/06/2024

New open-access book project available: the three-volume collection »French-German Research on Female Musicians«, originating from a collaborative project of meetings and lectures in 2017–19, and including studies on many female composers and performers.

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Qucosa - SLUB: Regards croisés franco-allemands sur les musiciennes

Komponistinnen, Interpretinnen, Klangkünstlerinnen, Improvisatorinnen, Musikologinnen oder Musiktheoretikerinnen, die während der letzten ungefähr zwei Jahrhunderte in französisch- und deutschsprachig...

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Exciting panel upcoming in the GMTH International Music Theory Lectures: Stefan Pohlit, Vladimir Rannev, and Ellen Bakulina will discuss political pressure and abuse of power in academia and music institutions. Join us on next Thursday, 13 June 2024, 7 pm CEST! See the link below for more info.

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Political Pressure and Abuse of Power in Academia and Music Institutions, 13.6.2024

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 03/06/2024

The deplorable practice of Viennese orchestras hiring freelance musicians for dumping fees has grown to an alarming state, as the Falter magazine reports. This abhorrent business model needs to be stopped! The Austrian group IG Freie Musikschaffende claims a minimum fee of 228 € per day. #fairpay

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Dumpinglöhne: Wie Profimusiker für Touristenkonzerte in Wien ausgebeutet werden

Veranstalter verdienen sich mit unterbezahlten Musikern eine goldene Nase. Ein Grund dafür liegt auch bei öffentlich finanzierten Betrieben wie der Staatsoper

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Wendelin Bitzan @wendelinbitzan.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

Glad to announce that I was appointed managing director of Tonkünstlerverband Berlin. As of June 2024, I will be in charge of the membership management, communications, and public relations work of the association. I will also continue working as a lecturer in music theory.

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