Published Perspectives On the History of Musicology
The publications on the history of musicology published by Bärenreiter and Metzler expand the foundations of musicological historiography and provide a forum for it. Editor-in-chief is Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann.
Publications
Wald-Fuhrmann, M., & Keym, S. (Eds.). (2018). Wege zur Musikwissenschaft. Gründungsphasen im internationalen Vergleich / Paths to Musicology. Founding Phases in International Comparison. Kassel, Stuttgart: Bärenreiter, Metzler. – Content (PDF)
Collection of case studies on the founding phase of musicology in Central Europe, Skandinavia, East Asia, North and Latin America

Wald-Fuhrmann, Melanie, & Annette van Dyck-Hemming (Eds.) (2026). Conceptual Foundations of Musicology. Edition and Commentary, Kassel and Berlin: Bärenreiter and Metzler. – Content (PDF)
Conceptual texts on academic musicology from 230 years, (partly in excerpts) newly typeset, reprinted, and commented on and categorized by current authors, with a detailed, quality-filtered index.
Researchers


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