Narcotic and Utopia. Music Concepts in the Age of Sentimentalism and Romanticism. 260 p. (Text in German) The author explores the historical roots of music as an attempt to achieve "paradise regained". He reveals music's function as a social Utopia and its misuse as an narcotic, whether as an ecstasy booster in pop culture or as a "musical medicine chest" for the middle classes. The book is a mixture of polemics, facts and sharp analysis.