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Venezianische Pilgergaleere. Konrad von Grünemberg, Chart. A 541, Bl. 10v-11v.

“SOUNDSHIP”

By Dr. Tin Cugelj (University of Nottingham)

Full title: Soundship: Resounding Ships — Sound and Music of Sacred Sea Travel between Venice and Jerusalem (c. 1450–1650)

The maritime route between Venice and Jerusalem in the 15th and 16th centuries was a melting pot of diverse, multiethnic and multi-religious communities, all united by sound. Pilgrims’ diaries describe how sound phenomena – from trumpets to chants – created a sense of community among travellers, despite their differences. Yet, the significance of sound in early modern travel has been largely overlooked. Supported by the MSCA programme, the SOUNDSHIP project aims to change that. Through innovative research in sound studies, auditory history, and musicology, it will explore how sound shaped the identities and interactions of these communities, thus deepening our understanding of the role of sound in fostering cultural cohesion.

The SOUNDSHIP website

Listening to Fear: Music, Emotion, and Crisis in Eurasia, 1550–1750

Call for Papers – International Conference “Listening to Fear: Music, Emotion, and Crisis in Eurasia, 1550–1750”. Submissions deadline: 30 November 2025. Conference at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), Seilerstätte 26, 1010 Wien, Austria, 6-8 May 2026.

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IMS Study Group “Auditory History”

By Dr. des. Tin Cugelj (University of Bern), Salih Demirtaş (Istanbul Technical University)

Concieved during the 21st Quinquennial IMS Congress in Athens in August 2022, IMS Study Group Auditory History is an international and interdisciplinary forum for scholars at all career stages established to stimulate an exchange of current research on global auditory experiences and sonic environments of the past. To achieve that, the study group favors multisensorial approaches to discourse within sound studies and also encourages inclusion of historical, cultural, and acoustemological perspectives on aurality. It aims to facilitate critical discussion, theory-building, and long-term collaboration across disciplinary boundaries: anthropology, archaeology, architecture and art history, ecology, history, literature, musicology, sociology, philosophy. It focuses on aspects of the acoustic environment such as subjectivity, memory, sonic heritage, emotion and affect, spatial and social dimensions of sound, and history of auditory perception. Importantly, the study group is committed to cultural diversity and inclusivity.

Study Group Website

Athanasius Kircher, Musurgia Universalis, unpaginiert, 1650.

Network “Soundscapes in the Early Modern World”

By Dr. Rachel Willie and Dr. Emilie Murphy

Funded by AHRC

‘Soundscapes in the Early Modern World’,  is an AHRC-funded international research network that examines how sonic interaction shaped identities c. 1500-1800. It aims to develop new approaches to hearing the sounds of the early modern world, reflect on how we engage with historical soundscapes, and consider the multifaceted relationship between meaning and hearing.

Project Website