About us

Research has always been a key element of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis since it was explicitly founded as an “Institute for Teaching and Research in the Field of Early Music” in 1933.

Today the Research Department consists of permanent staff members, supported by colleagues from the teaching staff, and of research fellows of the projects. An important aim is to connect our research with current issues related to historical performance practice and thus to inform teaching at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis as well as to interact with the international community of musicology. These efforts are documented by numerous research projects and cooperations and are also aided by the scientific advisory board of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Rolf Wissmann

Rolf Wissmann


Research fellow "Tartinians in Europe"
Research fellow "Vicentino 21"
Research fellow "Polifonia Sforzesca"


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Rolf Wissmann studied musicology, history and German literature in Zurich (BA) and Vienna (MA) and has been working as a research assistant at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis since 2018 and as a music librarian at the Basel Academy of Music since 2023.

His research interests are diverse, but his main areas of expertise are digital musicology and digital editions.

He is responsible for the technical parts of the digital edition of Tartini's didactic writings. Mainly data modelling, text and music encoding in close collaboration with colleagues at the Institute for Digital Humanities at the University of Graz.

Research project

Supported by the Maja Sacher Foundation