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]
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