Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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 magistrale in Editoria e giornalismo - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The 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.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
Specialized training in journalism or publishing field
6
F
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Dissertazione
24
E
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activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
Specialized training in journalism or publishing field
6
F
-
Dissertazione
24
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°

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.




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Teaching code

4S003573

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC

Period

Sem. IIA, Sem. IIB

Learning outcomes

The course aims to introduce students to the issues and methods concerning the study of the relationship between music and the media, focusing especially on the technologies used to fix, transmit, read and listen to music in the western world from the Middle Ages to the present.

Program

Writing, reading, listening to music from the Middle Ages to the digital era. The course offers a history of music through its media, focusing especially on their material and technological features, their uses, and their social, cultural and ideological aspects, starting from the oldest documented forms of mediatization (manuscripts, prints) and ending with the most recent ones (digital audiovisual media).

Bibliography
All books are available in the University library. The symbol * marks books available in the E-learning platform.
- lecture notes;
- NICHOLAS COOK, “Musica: una breve introduzione”, EDT, Torino 2005, pp. 1-45;
- MASSIMILANO LOCANTO, “Oralità, memoria e scrittura nella prima tradizione del canto gregoriano”, in “La scrittura come rappresentazione del pensiero musicale”, a cura di Gianmario Borio, ETS, Pisa 2004, pp. 31-87;
- VINCENZO BORGHETTI, “Il manoscritto di musica tra Quattro e Cinquecento”, in “Il libro di musica”, a cura di Carlo Fiore, L’Epos, Palermo 2004, pp. 89-114;
- STANLEY BOORMAN, “I primi stampatori musicali”, in “Il libro di musica”, a cura di Carlo Fiore, L’Epos, Palermo 2004, pp. 115-136;
- TIM CARTER, “L’editoria musicale tra Cinque e Seicento”, in “Il libro di musica”, a cura di Carlo Fiore, L’Epos, Palermo 2004, pp. 137-162;
- *EMANUELE SENICI, “Il video d’opera “dal vivo”: testualizzazione e liveness nell’era digitale”, «Il Saggiatore musicale», 2009/2, pp. 272-312;
- EMANUELE SENICI, “L’opera e la nascita della televisione italiana”, «Comunicazioni sociali», 2011/1, pp. 26-35;
- JACQUES HAINS, “Dal rullo di cera al CD”, in “Enciclopedia della musica”, diretta da Jean-Jacques Nattiez, vol. 1, “Il Novecento”, Einaudi, Torino 2001, pp. 783-819;
- GIANNI SIBILLA, “Musica e media digitali. Tecnologie. Linguaggi e forme sociali dei suoni dal walkman all’iPod”, Bompiani, Milano 2008, pp. 9-74 e 88-101;
- *GAIA VARON, “Un personale tessuto di musica e parole: la classica nella radiofonia italiana”, in “La radio in Italia. Storia, mercati, formati, pubblici, tecnologie”, a cura di Tiziano Bonini, Carocci, Roma 2013, pp. 259-276.

Examination Methods

written test

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE