The International Musicological Society (IMS) is a membership-based organisation for

musicology Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

at the international level, with headquarters in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (B ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It seeks the advancement of musicological

research Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

through international cooperation.

Overview

The International Musicological Society was founded on 30 September 1927 on the initiative of Henry Prunières, during the celebration of the centenary of the death of

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

. His proposal aimed to resurrect the International Music Society, which had dissolved in 1914, and was met with great interest. The IMS organizes an international congress every five years, in years ending on 2 or 7. At these congresses, members elect the directorium. The most recent congress took place i
Tokyo in 2017
The next congress will be in Athens in 2022. In between these congresses, they also sponsor international symposia on specialized subjects. The IMS collaborates closely with the

International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML), also known as ''Association Internationale des Bibliothèques, Archives et Centres de Documentation Musicaux'' (AIBM) and ''Internationale Vereinigung der ...

to produce several directories: *

Répertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale A repertoire () is a list or set of dramas, operas, musical compositions or roles which a company or person is prepared to perform. Musicians often have a musical repertoire. The first known use of the word ''repertoire'' was in 1847. It is a l ...

(RIdIM) *

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (International Repertory of Music Literature; Internationales Repertorium der Musikliteratur), commonly known by its acronym RILM, is a nonprofit organization that offers digital collections and a ...

(RILM) * Répertoire International de la Presse Musicale (RIPM) * Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM)

Publications

The IMS publishes a double-blind peer-reviewed journal twice a year, ''

Acta Musicologica ''Acta Musicologica'' is the official peer-reviewed journal of the International Musicological Society, which has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. It contains articles on musicological research of international importance in five different l ...

'', printed in five languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish), addressing musicological research of international importance. ''Acta'' has been published by Bärenreiter since 1954. The current editors are Philip V. Bohlman and

Federico Celestini Federico Celestini (born 5 December 1964) is an Italian musicologist. Since 2011 he has been professor of musicology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Life Federico Celestini was born in Rome. He studied violin at the Musikhochschule Giuli ...

Membership

The IMS membership includes individuals, institutions, libraries, and organizations. Among its organizational members are: the American Musicological Society (AMS), the Royal Musical Association, the Schweizerische Musikforschende Gesellschaft, the Paul Sacher Stiftung, the Deutsches Musikgeschichtliches Archiv, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Musikforschung, the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung Berlin, the

Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum The International Mozarteum Foundation (Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum) was founded in 1880 in Salzburg with its primary concern being the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Closely affiliated with the Mozarteum University Salzburg, it ...

, the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, the Società Italiana di Musicologia, the Société française de musicologie, the Société Belge de musicologie, the Danish Musicological Society, the Vereniging van Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, the Societat Catalana de Musicologia, The Friends of Music Society, Greece, The Musicological Society of Japan, and the Musicological Society of Australia.

List of presidents

* Guido Adler (1927, Honorary President) * Peter Wagner ( ru) (1927–31) * Edward J. Dent (1932–49, Honorary President) * Knud Jeppesen (1949–52) * Albert Smijers ( nl) (1952–55) * Paul Henry Lang (1955–58) * Friedrich Blume (1958–61) * Donald J. Grout (1961–64) * Vladimir Fédorov (1964–67) * Kurt von Fischer (1967–72) * Eduard Reeser ( nl) (1972–77) *

Ludwig Finscher Ludwig Finscher (14 March 193030 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. He is respect ...

(1977–82) * Ivan Supičić ( hr) (1982–87) * Christoph-Hellmut Mahling (1987–92) *

Stanley Sadie Stanley John Sadie (; 30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor. He was editor of the sixth edition of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (1980), which was pub ...

(1992–97) * László Somfai (1997–2002) * David Fallows (2002–07) * Tilman Seebass (2007–12) * Dinko Fabris (2012–17) * Daniel K. L. Chua (2017–22)

External links

Official websiteWebsite of ''Acta Musicologica''
{{Authority control Music organisations based in Switzerland Music-related professional associations Musicology Organizations established in 1927 Organisations based in Basel

Overview

Publications

Membership

List of presidents

Further reading

External links