27^e année, 14 février 2026.

Quo vadis, impegno? Trends and ideas in socially and politically engaged music from the 1960s to the present day

27–28 March 2026, Rome

German Historical Institute in Rome and the Goethe-Institut Rome.

Languages: German, English, Italian.

Symposium in honor of Luca Lombardi's 80th birthday.

Since the mid-20th century, the term musica impegnata (or musique engagée) has become firmly established to describe politically engaged music, traditionally associated with anti-fascist and left-wing positions. However, particularly in light of developments over the past 60 years, the concept of impegno or engagement can now be approached and considered in a broader sense than simply as realpolitik. There is music with explicit social, ideological functions that cannot always be easily classified into specific political tendencies, including music with anti-communist or other "non-left-wing" viewpoints. It thus seems necessary to broaden the scope of engagement to encompass the various forms of impegno in contemporary music.

Contributions that deal directly with Luca Lombardi or with phenomena, trends, and persons who have influenced his life and work are welcome.

A collaboration between the Department of Music History at the German Historical Institute in Rome, the Goethe-Institut in Rome and the Department of Musicology at Heidelberg University Organisation: Vera Grund (DHI Rome), Christoph Flamm (University of Heidelberg), Claudia di Luzio (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Susanna Pasticci (Sapienza Università di Roma).

Please submit an abstract of your planned contribution (no more than 2000 characters) in German, English, or Italian, along with a brief biography (max. 1000 characters), by 13 January 2026. The submission must be sent as a PDF file via email to: v.grund[at]dhi-roma[dot]it and christoph.flamm[at]zegk.uni-heidelberg[dot]de.

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ISSN 2269-9910.

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Samedi 14 Février, 2026