Niels Pfeffer

Niels Pfeffer serves as a Researcher at the Institute of Musicology within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen since winter semester 2021/22, concurrently holding a lecturing position for Theorbo and Harpsichord Repetition at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart since 2017/18.

His educational trajectory features advanced specialization in historical performance practice:

• Master of Arts in Lute (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, 2021-2023)
• Master of Arts in Basso Continuo (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, 2019-2021)
• Master of Arts in Harpsichord (Musikhochschule Freiburg, 2017-2019)
• Master of Arts in Guitar (Royal Conservatoire Den Haag, 2017-2019)
• Bachelor of Arts in Harpsichord and Guitar (Musikhochschule Stuttgart, 2013-2017)

Pfeffer's research bridges historical musicology with digital humanities, focusing on temporal structures in Baroque keyboard repertoire and developing critical digital editions. His work examines performance practices through analytical frameworks that integrate historical context with contemporary digital methodologies, particularly in French and German Baroque traditions.

His publications reveal consistent engagement with 17th-18th century musicology, combining close analysis of Louis Couperin's preludes with digital edition projects for Mattheson's theoretical works. This interdisciplinary approach demonstrates how digital tools can illuminate historical performance conventions while preserving scholarly rigor in musicological research.