About the Herta & Kurt Blaukopf Award
The award honours Herta and Kurt Blaukopf, whose work has helped to define new standards in the fields of music sociology and musicology and encouraged critical thinking about the interdependencies of music and society. Kurt Blaukopf (1914-1999) contributed significantly to the establishment of the discipline of music sociology, founded the "Music Pedagogical Research Institute" (known today as the Department of Music Sociology) in 1965, and was for decades a driving force behind the development of scientific research at the mdw. Herta Blaukopf (1924-2005, born Singer) made important contributions to the field of Mahler research and can take credit, among other things, for editing Gustav Mahler's letters. Beyond their joint research activities, the Blaukopf couple also shared the experience of persecution under National Socialism. In memory of these two pioneers of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary and team-oriented research methods, this award celebrates the continued accomplishments of innovative methodological approaches.
Further Information:
- Herta Blaukopf
- Kurt Blaukopf
- Music Sociology as Collective Action. Die wissenschaftliche Partner*innenschaft von Herta und Kurt Blaukopf. Ein Forschungsprojekt am Institut für Musiksoziologie unter der Leitung von Prof.in Dr.in Rosa Reitsamer, Ass.Prof.in Dr.in Sarah Chaker
Awardees 2022
Krista de Wit: "Legacy. Participatory Music Practices with Elderly People as a Resource for the Well-being of Healthcare Professionals" (Department of Music Education Research, Music Didactics and Elementary Music Education)
Julia Fent: "Diskriminierungskritische Perspektiven auf Musiktherapie und ihre Kontexte" (Department of Music Therapy & Department of Cultural Management and Gender Studies)
Montserrat Pàmies-Vilà: "Expressive Performance on Single-reed Woodwind Instruments. An Experimental Characterisation of Articulatory Actions" (Department of Composition, Electroacoustics and Tonmeister Education)
Axel Petri-Preis: "Musikvermittlung lernen. Eine Analyse von Lernwegen klassischer Musiker_innen" (Department of Music Education Research, Music Didactics and Elementary Music Education)
Impressions of the award ceremony on 8 June 2022, 17:00-19:00
Krista de Wit ©Privat
Julia Fent ©Privat
Montserrat Pàmies-Vilà ©Privat
Axel Petri-Preis Portrait ©Armin Bardel
Awardees 2019
Nejla Melike Atalay: "Women Composers' Creative Conditions Before and During the Turkish Republic" (Department of Musicology and Performance Studies)
Marko Kölbl: "Burgenlandkroatische und kroatische Totenklagen" (Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology)
Katharina Pecher-Havers: "Der Salon des Proletariats – Die Narrative der Zitherkultur und ihre Erzählräume" (Department of Musicology and Performance Studies)
Anke Simone Schad: "Doing Politics – Making Democracy? Cultural Governance in der kommunalen Kulturpolitik" (Department of Cultural Management and Gender Studies)
Impressions of the award ceremony on 16 December 2019, 13:00-15:00
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