Musicology

Listening and making

Music evokes emotions and surrounds us: in concert halls, at home or on the streets. Musicology explores composed music and the processes of creating and listening to it. This includes past and present music, music from our own society and other cultures A broad range of methods and techniques make it possible to research a large variety of musical phenomena.

New book: Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations by Walter van de Leur

Van de Leur’s monograph is the latest publication in Routledge’s “Transnational Studies in Jazz” series, which presents cross-disciplinary and international perspectives on the relationship between jazz and its ...
meLê yamomo wins composer's prize 'The Open Ear'

meLê yamomo is the fourth winner of the biannual prize for composers 'The Open Oor'. The prize consists of a bronze ear sculpture, designed by artist Ansuya Blom, and a money sum of €35,000.
Vossius Research Fellow Henry Spiller

Henry Spiller joins the Vossius Center for two months in February 2023 as a Research Fellow with the project 'Between two worlds: Jaap Kunst, R.M.A. Kusumadinata, and theories of the genesis of Sundanese scales and ...
meLê Yamomo joins Amsterdam Young Academy

2019 ASCA Award winner meLê Yamomo is one of the new members of the Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA), a network of promising young Amsterdam scholars who are pushing research beyond the boundaries of their own fields.
Humanities Labs: innovative research and education under one roof

A new, inspiring place for innovative research and education in the humanities has recently been opened at the University of Amsterdam: Humanities Labs. The new centre of expertise, located in the Bushuis on the ...
Two New ASCA Funded PhD Candidates: Grâce Ndjako and Luc Marraffa

Grace Ndjako and Luc Marraffa were awarded the 2022 ASCA PhD fellowships. They were selected out of 412 applications.
ASCA Awards 2022: Jakko Kemper, Mikki Stelder, Emelia Quinn

The 2022 ASCA Awards Committee [Julia Kursell, Marrigje Paijmans, and Guillen Torres] nominated: Jakko Kemper, Mikki Stelder, and Emelia Quinn.
Staging Gender: Sexuality and Embodiment On Stage across Geopolitical Borders

ASCA Workshop 2022 | Organizers: Shekoufeh Behbehani, Martina Flores Mendeville, and Alvaro Lopez | June 1-3, 2022 | Deadline for proposals: 10 March 2022

Master's

Music Studies (Arts and Culture)
Bachelor's

Muziekwetenschap

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