Bern Symposium on the Ontology of Music
The research project "Ontology of Musical Works and Analysis of Musical Practices", led by the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bern, is organizing a conference in collaboration with the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, on music, art and philosophy in dialogue.
The first, introductory day of the symposium, which takes place on May 20 and 21 at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, is dedicated to the relationship between music and philosophy. The day's program includes keynotes by Peter Kivy (Rutgers University) and Paulo de Assis (Oprheus Institute, Ghent) and will conclude with a concert lecture by Albert Frantz (Vienna).
A second day focusing on Paul Klee's work will begin with a keynote speech by Ulrich Mosch (University of Geneva) on the relationship between Pierre Boulez and Paul Klee. A concert by the Vertigo Ensemble will present arrangements by HKB composition students orchestrating Boulez's piano works.
The project "Ontology of Musical Works and Analysis of Musical Practices" deals with the traditional questions of this discipline: What types of objects do musical works belong to and what characteristics (temporality, timelessness, repeatability and so on) do they have? It assumes that the diversity of practice plays a decisive role in the ontological definition of works of art.
More info: www.philosophie.unibe.ch/news/klee2016/index_ger.html
