The term intertextuality is used in numerous disciplines in the humanities these days. In a musicological discourse guided by the dichotomy of text versus context, a hermeneutic method employing the ideas of intertextuality emphasizes the links between the two dichotomous categories. The authority of the “autonomous” artwork that is traditional in texts is challenged so that it can be understood as a construct of a social constellation. The presence of images and music in digitally archived audio-visual documents allows us to explore intertextual connections in different spatial, political and commercial contexts. They make it possible to trace and represent ruptures and continuities in the transmission of musical traditions.