Technical information
Music
Thanks to the city of Halle’s rich musical heritage, the ULB possesses a historically accumulated collection of musical manuscripts and printed works. This historical collection is supplemented by specialist literature, available in both printed and electronic formats. The focus of the music collection is aligned with the university’s teaching and research profile, and access to digital resources is being continuously expanded.
Contact person
This link takes you to a list of all the subjects that person supervises.
You can find the contact details of the relevant contact person here.
Library Collection & Acquisitions
Owing to the city of Halle’s rich musical heritage, the University and State Library possesses a historically accumulated collection of musical manuscripts and printed works. This historical collection is supplemented by specialist literature, available in both printed and electronic formats. The collection’s focus on music is aligned with the university’s teaching and research profile, and access to digital content is being continuously expanded.
Research
The subject’s bibliography can be found in the Music Branch Library compiled and made available electronically.
The titles are listed according to the standard classification system used in musicology.
The titles are listed according to the library’s classification scheme for music education.
Many of these have been digitised and can be accessed free of charge via Share_it. Works that have not yet been digitised can be viewed in the reading room upon request via the catalogue or through the Historical Collections Department.
Training courses
Library induction sessions, training courses on research methods and reference management software (Citavi, EndNote and Zotero), as well as consultations on publication strategies and research data management, take place regularly and on request.
Collection of subject-related links
The specialist information service musiconn offers a range of services for the discipline. Its research services include searching for digitised printed sheet music, as well as the option to search for academic literature from various data sources.
You can find the electronically available journals in this subject area in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB).
There are numerous specialist databases available for researching information, which can be found in the Database Information System (DBIS).
Please remember that when carrying out research from outside the university network, you must VPN- Activate the connection.
History and Profile of the Subject
In Halle, the Department of Music is divided into the sections of Musicology and Music Education. Musicology covers the fields of historical and systematic musicology, as well as ethnomusicology. Music Education focuses on the artistic and pedagogical aspects of music. Both departments form part of the Institute for Music, Media and Speech Sciences, which was founded in 2016.