University of Music and Drama (HfMT) Hamburg, Multimedia Composition

The Master’s programme in Multimedia Composition at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg offers a high-level artistic education in one of Germany’s most vibrant media and cultural environments. Located in Hamburg, the programme benefits from close connections to contemporary music, media art, and technological innovation. Designed as an interdisciplinary and modular course of study, the two-year programme leads to a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree. It’s fostering a holistic approach to composition that integrates sound, technology, performance and visual media. Students are encouraged to work across disciplines and to develop individual artistic languages that combine musical thinking with interactive, performative, and multimedia practices. 

The programme encourages project based team work and enables collaborations with different university departments (set and costume design, theatre and dramaturgy). The curriculum spans a wide range of interconnected fields, including algorithmic composition, live electronics, game engine development, video and light programming and work in the digital recording studio. Strong emphasis is placed on interactivity and performance, such as live interaction between music and video, network-based composition, sensor-driven systems, and interactive installations. These practical components are complemented by studies in the aesthetics of new media, microtonal composition and conceptual art. Since 2010, graduates of the programme have also had the opportunity to continue their artistic research within an artistic doctoral programme (Dr. scientiae musicae).