{"id":26998,"date":"2026-05-14T23:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmc.uwr.edu.pl\/?p=26998"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:49:08","slug":"day-four-of-wroclaw-digital-musicology-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmc.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/2026\/05\/14\/day-four-of-wroclaw-digital-musicology-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Day four of Wroc\u0142aw Digital Musicology School!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thursday at Wroc\u0142aw Digital Musicology School!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thursday began with a lecture by Dr Francesco Maccarini (Universit\u00e4t Paderborn) entitled Machine Learning for Orchestral Music Analysis<\/em>. The speaker introduced participants to the possibilities of using artificial intelligence and machine learning in the analysis of orchestral music, explaining how data models are trained and what mechanisms stand behind contemporary AI tools. Despite the early hour, the topic generated enormous enthusiasm and sparked many questions! In fact it was hardly surprising, as AI-related issues are becoming an increasingly important part of research in the humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next lecture was delivered by Eunika Kupis from the Digitization and Digital Services Department of the Wroc\u0142aw University Library. In her presentation, Transcription of Manuscript Texts Using TransLab Services<\/em>, she introduced the possibilities of TransLab, a system developed at the University of Wroc\u0142aw for the transcription of handwritten texts, and discussed the research potential of such digital solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another important part of the day was David Lewis\u2019s lecture on the MEI (Music Encoding Initiative<\/em>) community. He presented the activities of the MEI community, introduced the \u201cMEI Friend\u201d platform, and then moved towards a broader discussion on digital musicology itself. One of the key questions raised during the session was: who is a digital musicologist, and what does this role actually involve today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the lecture, David Lewis also presented major conferences, summer schools, and workshops dedicated to digital musicology, highlighting opportunities for students and researchers to develop their skills in this rapidly growing field. Among the initiatives mentioned was the Wroc\u0142aw Digital Musicology School itself! It is a great distinction for our event, which appeared alongside internationally recognised programmes such as the summer schools organised in Paderborn and Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lecture evolved into an inspiring discussion about the place of musicology in the contemporary world. Participants agreed that digital tools and \u201cdigital\u201d competences can serve as an important bridge connecting different academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day concluded with group workshops, during which participants consulted their final projects and assignments prepared using the MEI standard and the Humdrum environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow will mark the concluding day of the Wroc\u0142aw Digital Musicology School \u2014 but there are still a few exciting moments ahead of us\u2026 more soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos below: Grzegorz Pawlik\/ Wroc\u0142aw University Library<\/p>\n\n\n