New Musicology and the Composing Subject: Theory-Métissage with a Look at Gerhard Stäbler

New musicology has established new forms of interrogation and opened fresh perspectives to musical works. Prompted by these, this article uses a ‘métissage’ of theories to explore the notion of the ‘composing subject’: poststructuralist views on the subject are contrasted with the disparate view from the German musicological tradition. The theoretical consideration is illustrated with two works by the German composer Gerhard Stäbler.