MMus Claviorganum at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

Programme overview

This Master's programme is for top-level young musicians who want to study Renaissance and Baroque keyboard music in depth, linking harpsichord, clavichord and organ. The aim is an outstanding level on all these instruments and a broad stylistic knowledge, with a focus on North German and Dutch music of the 16th to 18th centuries.

Faculty: Faculty of Music (Deaneries I and IV) | Department: Keyboard instruments | Duration: 4 semesters; 1st, 2nd and 4th at HfMT Hamburg, 3rd at Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen (Erasmus exchange) | Study mode: full-time; mostly German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Study of harpsichord, clavichord and organ, with the 3rd semester at the Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen via Erasmus; Italian, French and Bach repertoire also play an important role.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Passed artistic and academic entrance examination in the main subject; proof of German at B2 if the previous degree (or school-leaving certificate) was not obtained in Germany. Application period 15 February to 1 April for the winter semester. Application period 15 February to 1 April; extended to 30 April 2026 for winter semester 2026/27.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters; 1st, 2nd and 4th at HfMT Hamburg, 3rd at Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen (Erasmus

Apply through the official page: https://hfmt.hispro.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces

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