NEWS
News/Edition E-LAUTE-ÖNB-Platform
- February 2026: release of Jacob Turner, Lautenbüchlein des Jakob Thurner, A-Wn Cod. 9704
- January 2026: release of 118 audio recordings from various sources (beta version)
- January 2026: release of part of the database search (beta version)
- December 2025: release of Hans Judenkünig, Ain schone kunstliche underweisung, Wien 1523
- December 2025: release of Hans Judenkünig, Utilis et compendiaria introductio, Wien [1523]
Upcoming presentations
E-LAUTE at MEC 2026 (Music Encoding Conference) in Japan
Thursday 28th May 2026, ca. 13:00pm JST / 6:00am CEST, Morito Memorial Hall (森戸記念館) of the Tokyo University of Science
David Weigl, Julia Jaklin, and Henning Burghoff of the E-LAUTE project will present their contribution, “GitHub Actions in Action: Workflow Automation for Digital Music Research and Editions,” on the second day of the conference as part of the session “Managing and Cataloguing Music Data” (12:00–13:30 JST / 05:00–06:30 CEST).
Abstract: Digital scholarly editions increasingly depend on structured encodings and automated workflows to manage large data collections. In the E-LAUTE project, over fifty GitHub repositories with several thousand MEI encodings are maintained. Different project-specific procedures are required for conversion, validation, clean-up, and post-processing of these encodings. To avoid duplicating code across repositories, we introduce a two-tier system using GitHub Actions: a central repository that stores shared automation logic, and multiple caller repositories containing the encodings themselves. The caller repository dispatches task requests and data to the central repository, which processes the relevant MEI files and commits changes back. Integrated with the mei-friend editor, this setup allows users to trigger project-specific scripts directly from their editing environment, supplying filepaths, XML identifiers, and command-specific parameters through a simple GUI. We detail our approach and provide repository templates to support similar automation in other Digital Humanities projects.
More information and full programme here
E-LAUTE at the Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference 2026 in Warsaw
Tuesday 7th July 2026, 9:30–11:30, Old University Library Building, University of Warsaw
Members of the E-LAUTE project will participate in the Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference (MedRen 2026), taking place from 6–10 July 2026 at the University of Warsaw. As part of the dedicated session “The E-LAUTE Project”, E-LAUTE researchers will present current developments and ongoing work related to the project, with the following contributions:
Kateryna Schöning – The state of affairs in 2026
Reinier De Valk – The state of affairs in 2026
Irina Döring – “Reconstructing and Encoding Lost and Unclear Information”
Silas Bischoff – “The “Regensburg diagram” - An Enigmatic Draft for Intabulating Mensural Notation”
More information and preliminary programme here
E-LAUTE at the Long Night of Research 2026
As part of the Long Night of Research 2026, the E-LAUTE project presented its work to a broad public audience, offering interactive insights into historical music notation and digital music research.
With two locations in Vienna, visitors had the opportunity to explore, experiment, and engage directly with the materials and methods of the project.
🟥 University of Vienna – Hands-on Station
Try it yourself: Discover lute tablature
At the main building of the University of Vienna (Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna) the E-LAUTE team hosted a hands-on station that invited visitors to actively explore historical notation practices. Participants were able to try out notation on laptops, create their own lute tablatures using symbolic systems, and examine facsimiles of manuscripts and early prints from the Austrian National Library.
A dedicated area for children offered puzzles and playful activities, allowing younger visitors to engage with musical symbols and notation in an accessible and creative way.
The interactive format allowed visitors of all ages to experience how music was recorded and transmitted in past centuries.
🟥 mdw – Workshop
Listen, Read, Understand: Rediscover Music
At the mdw campus (Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna), a series of small-group workshops introduced participants to the E-LAUTE digital edition platform. Visitors learned how to read music in German lute tablature and experienced selected pieces performed on historical instruments.
The workshops provided insight into how digital research methods can make previously inaccessible musical sources available and meaningful for both scholarship and performance.
The format enabled intensive exchange and direct engagement with the materials and tools presented.
More information:
University of Vienna station
mdw workshop