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Stefan Morent serves as Professor of Musicology with a focus on Digital Musicology and Music before 1600 at the Musicological Institute of the University of Tübingen's Faculty of Philosophy. Since October 2023, he has held the position of Pro-Dean for Studies, Teaching, and Digital Affairs. His academic career spans international research collaborations and leadership roles in major digital humanities projects.
Morent earned his doctorate in 1995 from the University of Tübingen, followed by his habilitation in 2004 with the thesis "Das Mittelalter im 19. Jahrhundert. Ein Beitrag zur Kompositionsgeschichte in Frankreich." His educational background includes studies in Musicology (primary), Romance Studies, and Computer Science at Tübingen, recorder performance at Trossingen University of Music, and historical performance practice with Kees Boeke.
His research spans medieval music, its performance practice and reception, Renaissance music theory, regional Southwest German music history, 19th-century French music, and Digital Musicology. Morent has pioneered work on digital encoding of neumatic notation, virtual acoustic reconstruction of medieval sacred spaces, and the study of liturgical music fragments. His interdisciplinary approach bridges musicology, computer science, and archival studies.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on digital methodologies applied to medieval music sources, particularly liturgical fragments and neumatic notation. The articles reveal growing emphasis on virtual reconstruction techniques, collaborative digital tools like MEI (Music Encoding Initiative), and interdisciplinary approaches combining musicology with archaeology and computer science.
- Classical Music Award 'Golden Label'
- DFG Research Scholarship
- Habilitation Scholarship from Graduate School 'Ars and Scientia'
- Doctoral Scholarship from State Graduate Funding Baden-Württemberg
- Research Fellowship from Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel
Morent has supervised numerous doctoral and master's theses across disciplines, including collaborations with computer science students on digital tools for music encoding. His third-party funding includes major projects like 'Sacred Space: eHeritage and Virtual Acoustics' (ongoing), 'Digital Erschließung mittelalterlicher Musikfragmente' (DFG, 2017-2022), and multiple grants from the University of Tübingen's Zukunftskonzept. He maintains active partnerships with institutions including St. Gallen Abbey Library, Max Planck Institutes, and Swiss cultural foundations.
As director of the Schola Cantorum at Tübingen's Musicological Institute and founder of the Ordo Virtutum ensemble, Morent bridges academic research and performance practice. His leadership extends to the 'Sacred Sound' research group and collaborations with the Collaborative Research Center 'Material Text Cultures.' Current projects focus on virtual acoustic reconstruction of medieval sacred spaces and digital encoding of neumatic notation systems.
