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The ERC Synergy Grant project REM@KE (Reconstructing Embodied Musical Knowledge at the KEyboard) develops Cognitive and Digital Organology (CaDO), a novel interdisciplinary framework integrating organology, embodied cognitive science, artistic research, materials science, and acoustics to reconstruct the lost relationships between historical keyboard instruments and the composers and performers who created music with them. Research outputs will be made available through an open-access REM@KE Portal and through restored and reconstructed instruments that will remain a lasting research resource.
The REM@KE consortium is led by the University of Pavia, the University of York, and the University of Gothenburg, with the participation of the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano and the Institute of Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR ISPC).
Within REM@KE, the Musical Acoustic Laboratory of the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano will contribute specialised expertise in the vibroacoustic analysis of keyboard action dynamics, studying the mechanical response of components such as hammers, jacks, tangents, and dampers under the performer’s gesture.
The scientific contribution is led by Prof. Fabio Antonacci, whose work in audio signal processing and acoustic modelling strengthens the project’s integration of engineering acoustics with organology, artistic research, and historical performance studies.
