Gesellschaft für Neue Musik

The Gesellschaft für Neue Musik e. V. (GNM) is a German non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of contemporary music. Founded in 1922, it serves as the German section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM/IGNM). The organisation was banned by the National Socialists in 1933 and re-established in 1948. Its statutory purpose is to foster new music, considering its individual and societal function, its further development, and the mediation between theory and practice. The GNM operates at federal, state, and regional levels, and through international activities within the ISCM framework. It organises the ISCM World Music Days in Germany, often delegating the task to regional societies or corporate members. The GNM has supported the Ensemble Modern, which carried the subtitle 'Ensemble of the Gesellschaft für Neue Musik' until the mid-1990s. It also runs the Nachwuchsforum for young composers, performers, musicologists, and music journalists. With over 300 individual members and 47 corporate members (as of 2008), including numerous local societies, the GNM publishes various materials on new music and engages in advocacy for musicians, ensembles, and events in the field. Its headquarters are in Darmstadt, and its current president is Gordon Kampe.

The Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (GNM) was founded in 1922 as the German section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Its early presidents included Adolf Weißmann (1922–1925), Wilhelm Furtwängler (1925–1930), and Max Butting (1930–1933). In 1933, the organisation was banned by the National Socialists. After World War II, it was re-established in 1948, with Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt as president (1948–1956). Subsequent presidents included Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1956–1957), Wolfgang Fortner (1957–1971), Günther Becker (1971–1974), Erhard Karkoschka (1974–1980), Klaus Hinrich Stahmer (1982–1987 and 2000–2002), Siegfried Palm (1988–1991), Friedrich Goldmann (1991–1996), Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (1997–2000), Jens Cording (2002–2011), and Julia Cloot (2011–2021). Since 2021, Gordon Kampe has served as president. The GNM has organised the ISCM World Music Days in Germany nine times: 1927 and 1951 in Frankfurt am Main, 1955 in Baden-Baden, 1960 in Cologne, 1969 in Hamburg, 1977 in Bonn, 1987 in Cologne, Bonn, and Frankfurt am Main, 1995 in Essen, Dortmund, Bochum, and Duisburg, and 2006 in Stuttgart. From 1947 to 1950, the society published the journal 'Stimmen: Monatsblätter für Musik'. It has supported the Ensemble Modern, which was founded in 1980 with GEMA foundation funds and carried the subtitle 'Ensemble of the Gesellschaft für Neue Musik' until the mid-1990s. From 1996, the GNM conducted the Nachwuchsforum in collaboration with Ensemble Modern, MusikTexte, Siemens Kultur Programm, Deutschlandfunk Köln, GEMA-Stiftung, and Deutscher Musikrat. The society continues to hold annual general meetings and regional meetings, as documented in its archive.

• 2006

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Stuttgart.

• 1996

  Started Nachwuchsforum in collaboration with Ensemble Modern and others.

• 1995

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Essen, Dortmund, Bochum, and Duisburg.

• 1987

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Cologne, Bonn, and Frankfurt am Main.

• 1980

  Ensemble Modern founded with GEMA foundation funds; GNM supported its establishment.

• 1977

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Bonn.

• 1969

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Hamburg.

• 1960

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Cologne.

• 1955

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Baden-Baden.

• 1948

  Re-established after World War II.

• 1933

  Banned by the National Socialists.

• 1927

  Organised ISCM World Music Days in Frankfurt am Main.

• 1922

  Founded as German section of the ISCM.

Non-profit advocacy and networking organisation for contemporary music in Germany, affiliated with ISCM.

• 1957

  Neue Musik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

• 1947

  Stimmen: Monatsblätter für Musik

1. 1Geschichte – Gesellschaft für Neue Musikg-n-m.de
2. 2Archiv – Gesellschaft für Neue Musikg-n-m.de
3. 3Satzung – Gesellschaft für Neue Musikg-n-m.de
4. 4Vorstand – Gesellschaft für Neue Musikg-n-m.de
5. 5Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org