Analysis and interpretation

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In terms of meaningful particles and consistent grammar, music is far from being a “language.” The very thing that sets it apart from “language” is what makes music so fascinating: its ambiguity, openness, and untamed nature.

It takes intellectual processing to be able to take a stance on music. Musical expression is shaped by countless signs, cues, and connections, as well as by rational rules or seemingly irrational breaks. Music has a broad spectrum of expressive possibilities, a more or less concrete vocabulary, and a unifying power, which is why the term “musical language” will always be defined in the context of one’s own experience, in the tension between analysis and interpretation.

Program on April 16

Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue from Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003

In conversation: Prof. Tanja Becker-Bender (violin), Prof. Ruta Paidere (music theory/composition), and Dmitrij Chirkov (Master’s in Music Theory)

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Registration is required and can be done via eventbrite.

Dates at a glance:
April 16, 2025
June 25, 2025