Our Department
The Department of Musicology at the University of Innsbruck has been located on the 4th floor of House of Music since 2018, putting it right at the centre of musical life in the city and the country.
The Tyrolean State Theatre, the Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, the Innsbruck Early Music Festival, the Master and Chamber Concerts, the Mozarteum University, the Tyrolean State Conservatory, the Tyrolean Choir Association, the Tyrolean Brass Music Association and the Tyrolean Folk Music Association are all located in the same building, partly in the same corridor. On the 5th floor is the publicly accessible Haus der Musik Innsbruck library, which brings together the collections of various Innsbruck music libraries.
Scientific staff
Priv.-Doz. Ass.-Prof. Dr.
Bernd Brabec
Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Federico Celestini
(Head of Department)
Dr.
Milijana Pavlović
(Deputy Head of Department)
Secretariat
Sabine Daum
+43 512 507-33012
musikwissenschaft@uibk.ac.at
Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday 8.00 am – 4.00 pm
Other employees
Vanessa Carlone, BA, MA | vanessa.carlone@student.uibk.ac.at
(doctoral programme)
Publication list
Sarah Waltl, BA | sarah.waltl@student.uibk.ac.at
(student assistant)
Dr Michael Aschauer michael.aschauer@uibk.ac.at
(External lecturer)
Dr Jörg Mühlhans | (External lecturer) joerg.muehlhans@uibk.ac.at
(External lecturer)
Retired:
Em. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Tilman Seebass
Prof. Dr Raymond Ammann
Associate Professor Dr Kurt Drexel
Associate Professor Dr Monika Fink-Naumann Fink-Naumann
The department was founded in the winter semester of 1925/26 by converting a collection of musical teaching materials into a teaching pulpit. Following the establishment of the Department of Musicology at the University of Vienna in 1898, this was the first subject-specific teaching centre in the federal states. The first director was Rudolf von Ficker, who had been organising and offering music-related courses as part of the History Department since 1920; he was followed by Wilhelm Fischer from 1931-1938, Wilhelm Ehmann from 1940-1945, Wilhelm Fischer again from 1948-1957, Hans von Zingerle from 1957-1970, Walter Salmen from 1973-1992, Tilman Seebaß from 1993-2007, Monika Fink from 2008-2013 and Federico Celestini since March 2013.
In the first decades, teaching and research focussed on stylistics based on Guido Adler's model. During the Nazi era, there was a shift towards political and ideological content in the interests of those in power. It was not until Wilhelm Fischer's return in 1948 that the pre-war activities could be resumed.
Rudolf von Ficker
Rudolf von Ficker
Courses at the Department of Musicology take place in two seminar rooms and a lecture theatre.
Students have access to a common room with several seats and a large meeting table. The room is equipped with a small kitchenette.
Students can also use the institute's own multifunctional room . This also has a small kitchenette including a refrigerator. The room also contains various music instruments and compact digital audio workstations, which are equipped for professional sound recording and editing and can be used by students at any time (free of charge). A large presentation screen can also be used in the room.
Musicology students also have the opportunity to use the rehearsal rooms at the Mozarteum Innsbruck.
The library in the "House of Music" Innsbruck combines the holdings of three renowned music libraries: the Tyrolean State Conservatory, the Department of Musicology at the University of Innsbruck and the Mozarteum (Innsbruck dependance). In addition to its comprehensive collection, which is constantly being expanded with new publications, the library also offers one of the most beautiful working atmospheres for students with its marvellous view of the city.
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