Musik und Trost

This mixed-methods study examines how people experience and describe solace through pop music with Christian content. A structuring qualitative content analysis based on Mayring, Kuckartz and Rädiker identifies two forms and three experiential dimensions of solace. Three case studies and two song analyses illustrate the findings; exploratory statistical analyses reveal initial associations. The theoretical model contributes to musicological research on solace and provides a basis for further studies and the practical support of people facing distressing life circumstances. The author studied music in a secondary-school teacher education programme and earned his doctorate in systematic musicology.