The Editor: Nico Schüler is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Coordinator of the Music Theory Area at Southwest Texas State University (Texas, USA). He is the author and / or editor of 16 books and the author of more than 50 articles on interdisciplinary aspects of modern music, music technology, music analysis, and methodology of music research.

• Contents: Mirjana Veselinovic-Hofman: Musicology Facing the Challenges of Computer Projection of its Interdisciplinarity – Nico Schüler: The Philosophical Rationale of Computer-Assisted Music Analysis: Information Theory and Aesthetics – Dirk Moelants: Analysis of Timing in Contemporary Music Performance: Some Methods and Observations – Reiner Kluge: Computerisierte Melodieanalyse als Methode zur Erkundung von Tonräumen – Joachim Stange-Elbe: Strukturelle Analyse als Grundlage musikalischer Interpretation – Dominik Hörnel: Vergleichende Stilanalyse mit Neuronalen Netzen – Jianli Liu/Rumi Hiraga/Shigeru Igarashi: DAPHNE: Music Analysis System with Real Score – Nico Schüler: On Classifying Computer-Assisted Music Analysis – Monika P. Hippe: Computer-Assisted Searching for Hidden Regularities in Selected Music Works – Nico Schüler: Computer-Applications in Music Research: A Selected Bibliography.