Musik in Krisenzeiten: Pandemien

The concept of crisis presupposed here is a broad one including global and societal problems in various life-situations ranging from war, religious, economic or ecological crises, to pandemics and processes of social upheaval. Such global, national or local crises may be examined on a macro or a micro level. Furthermore, the concept can include personal crises that do not necessarily stem from overriding socio-political events but centre on creative, psychological or health crises within or between individuals. We ask how music and crisis relate to each other, how acoustic phenomena can be an expression of crises, and how these can be perceived, composed, expressed or faced in music. And of course, the consequences of economic, social and health crises directly affect musicians, as well as entire music scenes and industries, and have an impact on musical creation.