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Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
History of Music (p) (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S001451
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- History of Music (p) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Heritage
- History of Music of the course Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC
Period
1 B dal Nov 14, 2022 al Dec 22, 2022.
Learning objectives
The course aims to introduce students to the advanced study of music in its relationship with culture and society through the analysis of particularly relevant musical phenomena and works.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No prerequisites: it is not necessary to be able to read music. The basic musical concepts for the study of the compositions analysed in the course will be explained in class -- and are in any case discussed in the bibliography.
Program
The course focuses on music, society and culture in Renaissance European courts. It is divided into two parts. The first investigates the role and significance of music as a medium of communication between human beings and of construction of social groups, both today and in the past. The second part consists in a historical overview of the different uses of music in Renaissance European courts.
Bibliography
(The symbol * marks books that will available on Moodle after the beginning of the course)
-- lecture notes;
-- "Musica e società" a cura di Paolo Fabbri e Maria Chiara Bertieri, vol. 1, "Dall'alto Medioevo al 1640" Milano, McGraw-Hill, 2012 (o ristampe successive) only the following chapters: cap. III, PAOLO FABBRI, "Il Quattrocento", pp. 98-121); cap. IV, "PAOLO FABBRI, "Tra Quattro e Cinquecento", pp. 135-174;
-- FRANCO PIPERNO, "Musica e corti nella prima età moderna" in "Musiche nella storia. Dall'età di Dante alla Grande Guerra", a cura di Andrea Chegai [e altri], Roma, Carocci, 2017, pp. 75-130.
-- VINCENZO BORGHETTI, "Il repertorio musicale, i manoscritti e l’identità del principe", in "Cappelle musicali fra corte, stato e chiesa nell’Italia del Rinascimento", a cura di Franco Piperno, Gabriella Biagi Ravenni e Andrea Chegai, Firenze, Olschki, 2007, pp. 319-348.
-- * VINCENZO BORGHETTI, "La sovrana lettrice. Margherira d'Austria e il suo chansonnier (Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Ms 228)" in "Cara scientia mia, musica". Studi per Maria Caraci Vela, a cura di Angela Romagnoli [e altri], Pisa, ETS, 2018, pp. 43-63.
-- *VINCENZO BORGHETTI, "Musica e politica nelle corti del Rinascimento" (Course materials)
-- *VINCENZO BORGHETTI, "La musica a Roma, Napoli, Borgogna, Ferrara nel Rinascimento" (Course materials)
-- "La musica e il mondo: mecenatismo e committenza musicale in Italia tra Quattro e Settecento", a cura di Claudio Annibaldi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1993, only the following essays: 1) Howard Mayer Brown, "Per un dibattito sul mecenatismo musicale tra Quattro e Settecento" (pp. 49-56); 2) *Allan Atlas, "Intorno a una messa per la corte aragonese di Napoli" (pp. 57-66).
If needed, further bibliography could be added during the therm
IMPORTANT: the FULL bibliography is the one in the list above and NOT the one on Leganto. Texts not found in the University libraries are on Moodle.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures with audio and video examples.
If you need to isolate because you test positive for Covid, please contact the teacherto arrange for recovering the unattended classes.
Learning assessment procedures
Written test: three questions, to be answered in 1h and 30m. The three question will centre on the courts and musical works discussed in lectures and in the readings.
Evaluation criteria
. Evaluation criteria: proper use of specific vocabulary, knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the relationship between music and society, ability to analyze the pieces presented as case studies and locate them in their historical context.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final mark is composed as follows: 10 points for each of the 3 questions.
Exam language
Italiano (tedesco o inglese su richiesta)
