The study and research focus "Music and Media" deals with questions and problems of aesthetic and social effects of media technology developments and upheavals in the past and present. The character and, above all, the cultural use of music have changed significantly over the course of history in the face of media technology developments. In this context, the recording systems of music - written notation, mechanical-chemical fixation or digital coding - have become particularly important. They have had a decisive influence on our understanding of what music actually is and how we can deal with it.