Stefan Hagel

Stefan Hagel is a Research Fellow at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Privatdozent at the University of Vienna, specializing in ancient Greek and Roman music. His work bridges archaeology, philology, and digital reconstruction to analyze ancient musical instruments, notation systems, and performance practices.

His research focuses on:

• Reconstruction of auloi (double-pipes) and hydraulis (water organs)
• Computational analysis of instrument acoustics
• Cross-cultural transmission of musical technologies
• Ancient harmonic theory and notation decipherment

He leads major projects including Ancient Music Beyond Hellenisation (ERC Advanced Grant), Digitising Aspects of Graphical Representation in Ancient Music (FWF), and the European Music Archaeology Project.

Hagel has developed specialized software for instrument analysis and serves as editor for the Journal of Music Archaeology. His publications demonstrate consistent focus on technical aspects of ancient music through interdisciplinary methodologies.