Research

Department of Music

Research

Research Music

Michael Duch plays on a cactus. Photo
 Michael Duch plays on a cactus. Photo: Thor Egil Leirtrø/NTNU

Research at the Department of Music

The Department of Music (IMU) at NTNU is involved in a wide range of research and artistic development work. Since 2017, research concerts have been a main arena for dissemination at IMU, and in 2020, NTNU – Artistic Research Week was established to promote collaboration between artistic disciplines.

Artistic Development Work and Research

Artistic development work is central at IMU and equated with research at NTNU. This includes both performing music and music technology. Our doctoral fellows in artistic research participate in an interdisciplinary and interfaculty program in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Architecture and Design.

IMU’s artistic development work and research are showcased through scientific publications, concerts, record releases, and conference contributions nationally and internationally. IMU also participates in educational research and is an active participant in the research network “Music Pedagogy in Development,” in collaboration with Nord University, Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH), and NTNU.

The Department of Music has around 80 researchers and performing artists, including permanent staff, emeriti, and guest researchers. Our research covers four main areas:

Ongoing Research Projects

Ongoing Research Projects

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Woven

The project “Women, Opera and the Public Stage in Eighteenth-Century Venice” (WoVen) is an interdisciplinary collaboration that brings together a research team dedicated to restoring the connections between women and opera culture in 18th-century Europe.
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What is a Norwegian Composer?

The project “What is a Norwegian Composer?” is based on the criticism of the book “Hundre års utakt” from 2017. The book, which marked the 100th anniversary of Norsk Komponistforenings (the Norwegian Society of Composers), sparked a debate about who and what received focus in the Norwegian composer community. The project continues this debate and aims to present multiple perspectives on the “Norwegian composer”. To a Norwegian web page.
 A Child learns to play the cello. Photo

The University Culture School Project (UniKuP)

UniKuP aims to strengthen the collaboration between the cultural school and higher education to improve both the cultural schools and the educational programs. This project is a collaboration between Trondheim Cultural School and the Department of Music and the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU. To a Norwegian web page.

Information IMU

Releases and publications

 

PhD at the Department

PhD education at the Department of Music

The PhD programme 

Our PhD Candidates:

Research groups

An overview of research groups at the Department of Music and their focus areas

Read more about research projects and their artistic activity 

 

Concerts and events

An overview of concerts and events at the Department of Music

Concerts and events