Krieg singen

100 Years of Now Library
Editors: Detlef Diederichsen and Holger Schulze
Publisher: Matthes & Seitz Berlin , 2017
132 pages, German
ISBN 978-3-95757-410-7
Price: 18 €

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Why do war and music go so well together? Music plays a decisive role in war propaganda and warmongering, and – most recently – in the soundtracks of beastly execution videos. On the other side, much of music promotes peace and non-violence, as well as something akin to musical mourning. The publication compiles theoretical reflections, written collages and interviews on the connections between war, technology, and music.

100 Years of Now Library

How can the past be made fertile not as a relic, but as a lived experience for the present and future? From now until 2019, a series of publications will address this fundamental question of the 100 Years of Now project (2015–18) in 12 paradigmatic in-depth volumes.
Jan 14–17, 2016

Singing the War

Concerts, Performances, Installations, Expert Talks, Workshops, Films

How do war and music go together? Or: Why do war and music go so well together? Music plays a decisive role in war propaganda and warmongering, and – most topically – in the soundtrack from bestial execution videos.

Krieg singen

100 Years of Now Library

Singing the War