Università degli Studi di Siena

ELEMENTS OF MUSIC HISTORY

AF monodisc.

Course details

Academic year:

2017/2018

Available in academic year:

2019/2020

Type of course:

Characteristic of the class

Lesson type:

Elective

Department/structure:

First cycle degree (DM 270) in HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Department of History and cultural heritage

Scientific-disciplinary sector:

MUSICOLOGIA E STORIA DELLA MUSICA (L-ART/07)

Course language:

Italian

Credits:

Course year:

Teaching staff:

GIOVANI GIULIA

Semester:

Second semester

Hours of lectures:

Hours of self study:

114

Requirements:

Good knowledge of the Italian language

Learning objectives

The purpose of the course is to develop a thorough knowledge of Western music history and to improve listening skills.

Contents

The course will focus on the history of Western music from the 17th to the 20th century. Due to the vastness of the topics to be discussed, particular emphasis will be given to the social role of composers and musicians, through listening and analyzing a selection of particularly important scores of the Western culture. Particular emphasis will also be given to musical goods intended as material supports for the transmission of music (scores, editions, textual sources, audiovisual sources), to their study, protection, management and enhancement.
A Moodle space will contains materials and links to pieces to be listen to undergo the exam.

Suggested reading list

M. Carrozzo-C. Cimagalli, Storia della musica occidentale, Roma, Armando, 1997:
- vol. II (general sections)
- vol. III (general sections)
Il libro di musica. Per una storia materiale delle fonti musicali in Europa, a cura di Carlo Fiore, Palermo, L'Epos, 2007, pp. 115-136 (S. Boorman, I primi stampatori musicali); pp. 277-313 (M. Beghelli, Il libretto d’opera), pp. 363-382 (M.G. Sità, Note sulle partiture di musica nuova nella seconda metà del Novecento).

Listen to pieces in Moodle is mandatory to undergo the exam.

Mode of instruction

Convenzionale

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with selected guided listening; guided tour of musical collections of the city.

Methods of evaluation

Type of exam:

Orale

how learning is assessed:

The exam consists in an oral interview with a series of questions on the aspects addressed during the class. The interview will evaluate the specific skills acquired during the course and through the indicated bibliography. The professor will evaluate the mastery of the contents (knowledge on composers and interpreters, musical genre and stiles, etc.); the ability to synthesize and analyse concepts; the ability to know how to express concepts with good command of the specific language. Those who will demonstrate a mastery of skills in critical reading of the topics and capacity in using the specific language will reach excellent marks. Appreciable marks will be attributed to those who demonstrate a mnemonic knowledge of the subjects and a correct but not always adequate language.
Excellent marks will be attributed to those who demonstrate capacity for critical reading of the topics and mastery in using the specific language. Appreciable marks will be attributed to those who demonstrate a mnemonic knowledge of the subjects and a correct but not always adequate language. Sufficient of just enough marks will be awarded against a minimum knowledge of the contents and the use of inappropriate language. The professor will negatively evaluate the interview that show serious gaps on the topics aim of the study.

Assessment:

Voto Finale

Course schedule

Course start date:

Lunedì, 2 Marzo, 2020

Course end date:

Venerdì, 12 Giugno, 2020

More Information

Non-attending students are required to study an essay chosen from:
- F. Trinchieri Camiz, A. Ziino, Caravaggio: aspetti musicali e committenza, «Studi Musicali», XII, 1983, pp. 67-90.
- N. Pirrotta, Commedia dell'arte e opera, in "Scelte poetiche di musicisti. Teatro, poesia e musica da Willaert a Malipiero", Venezia, Marsilio, 1997, pp. 147-171.
- P. Gossett, Giuseppe Verdi and the Italian Risorgimento, «Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society», vol. 156, n. 3, 2012, pp. 271-282.
- S. Baldi, La velocità del fauno: i quattordici spettacoli dei Ballets Russes a Torino (1926-1927), «Rivista Italiana di Musicologia», XLVII, 2012, pp. 245-271.
It is recommended to contact the professor to obtain the Moodle code, to have access to pieces to listen which are mandatory to sustain the exam.

Students of the three-year degree course in Studi letterari e filosofici, wishing to take the exam in “Storia della canzone”, are exempted from the study of the texts in bibliography. Instead they will have to refer to the following texts:

- Gianni Borgna, Storia della canzone italiana (different editions)
- Stefano La Via, Poesia per musica e musica per poesia. Dai trovatori a Paolo Conte, Roma, Carocci, 2007 (reprint 2017); first part (print) and 6.2 of the second part (CD-Rom).
- Stefano Moscadelli, Introduzione, in Archivio d'autore: le carte di Fabrizio De André, inventario a cura di Marta Fabbrini e Stefano Moscadelli, Roma, MIBAC, 2012, pp. 9-41. Online: http://2.42.228.123/dgagaeta/dga/uploads/documents/Strumenti/53881d5a161...

Listen to the most part of the songs quoted in Borgna and La Via (6.2) is mandatory for the undergo of the exam.

Other courses

Course year: 1

ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION
9 credits - Basic
CINEMA HISTORY AND CRITICISM I
9 credits - Characteristic of the class
COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES
3 credits - Various educational activities
ETHNOLOGY A
9 credits - Supplementary
HISTORY OF POPULAR TRADITIONS A
9 credits - Supplementary
HISTORY OF THE THEATER:PERSPECTIVES, THEORY AND METODOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
9 credits - Basic
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE SOURCES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
9 credits - Basic
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
9 credits - Supplementary
MEDIEVAL HISTORY IA
9 credits - Supplementary
PRELIMINARY LANGUAGE TEST
A foreign language/final examination
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
9 credits - Supplementary

Course year: 2

ARCHIVAL SCIENCE II
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY I
9 credits - Basic
ESTHETICS
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
FILM STYLE AND TECHNOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
9 credits - Characteristic of the class
HISTORY OF THE THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS I
9 credits - Characteristic of the class
INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MUSICAL THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
MODERN ART HISTORY
9 credits - Characteristic of the class
MODERN HISTORY
9 credits - Basic
PALAEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
PERFORMING ARTS MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES
6 credits - Characteristic of the class

Course year: 3

CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT
12 credits - Optional
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC HISTORY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
GEOGRAPHY
9 credits - Basic
HISTORY AND ART OF THE ACTOR
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
HISTORY OF CINEMA THEORIES
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
LEGISLATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
6 credits - Characteristic of the class

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