Classical and modern philology and literature

Professor
Academic discipline: Musicologia e storia della musica (L-ART/07)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

36 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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Learning objectives

The course aims to delve into the main aspects of the history of Western music from the seventeenth century to the present day in terms of communication.

Prerequisites

Course unit content

The course examines three characteristic aspects of musical communication:
1) Performance a) the ritual and the feast (actors/spectators), b) the show (actors/spectators)
2) Technological reproduction a) the text (manuscript, printed, electronic), b) performance (recorded and televised)
3) The information a) promotion and dissemination; b) commentary and criticism (magazines, radio and television, internet, etc.)

Full programme

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Bibliography

1) Marco Capra e Fiamma Nicolodi (a cura di), La critica musicale in Italia nella prima metà del Novecento, Venezia, Marsilio, 2012
2) Alessandro Rigolli (a cura di), La divulgazione musicale in Italia, Edt, Torino, 2005
3) Alessandro Rigolli e Paolo Russo (a cura di), Il suono riprodotto. Storia, tecnica e cultura di una rivoluzione del Novecento, Edt, Torino, 2007

Teaching methods

Oral and practical lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

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