Musical Instruments
The origin, history, construction, conservation and further development of historical musical instruments as well as the development of new ones are just some of our research topics.
We work nationally and internationally with historically and scientifically orientated research institutions and interest groups. As a result, our methods are necessarily multidisciplinary and bring together leading specialists in fields such as scientific analysis, instrument-making technology and source studies.
One area of focus is on wind instruments from the 19th and early 20th centuries. This is also thanks to the close collaboration with the Klingendes Museum Bern, which, with its more than 1’000 wind instruments from the former Burri instrument collection, the Halder flute collection and the HKB’s own instruments, provides a unique basis for both research and historical performance practice. Questions about interfaces such as mouthpieces and reeds are also central.
Core competences
- Basic research into the materials and acoustics of historical musical instruments
- Further developments in instrument making
- Research into preventive conservation and utilisation of historical wind instruments
- Compilation of suitable instrument sets for the purpose of historically informed performance practice
- Repertoire research on specific instruments and editions of key works in facsimile and critical editions
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Bern Academy of the Arts HKB
Research
Institute Interpretation
Operational assistance: Reto Witschi
Fellerstrasse 11
CH-3027 Bern
