Improvised Counterpoint: A New Research Platform and Open Resources

As I come to the end of my doctoral research, and as a complement to my PhD dissertation, I am developing improvisedcounterpoint.com, a research platform dedicated to the exploration of Renaissance improvised counterpoint. The site brings together openly accessible resources that combine historical sources, modern transcriptions, and sound, offering ways to approach this repertory through both study and listening.

Alongside the platform, a series of open research datasets is already available on Zenodo, and a substantial collection of recorded counterpoint examples—more than four hours of recordings made between 2024 and 2025—is currently in preparation. These resources aim to make a largely forgotten musical practice audible, accessible, and relevant to musicians and scholars today.