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Master of Music Komposition (Composition) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Programme overview

The Master's programme builds on a first professional degree and sharpens the student's artistic profile, centred on realising an extensive own composition project (for example music theatre, ensemble or orchestral composition, spatial sound, interdisciplinary or electronic work).

Faculty: Music  |  Department: Komposition  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German- or English-taught  |  Intake: Sommersemester and Wintersemester  |  Location: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Research, discursive reflection and practical testing of all aspects of the individual composition project; the Master's thesis is the realisation of the project in a public presentation with a written reflection.

Career pathways

Qualifies for freelance and applied composition in performative contexts (interdisciplinary, instrumental, technological).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A completed degree at a music university or comparable institution (not necessarily in composition; conducting, music theory, instrumental performance or school music also possible); sufficient German or alternatively English; three scores of own compositions and a project proposal submitted; 30-minute colloquium. Application period for Sommersemester 2027: 30 September to 1 December 2026.

Intake: Sommersemester and Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.hfmdk-frankfurt.de/thema/bewerben

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