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.
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.)
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