Teaching code

4S003573

Teacher

Vincenzo Borghetti

Coordinator

Vincenzo Borghetti

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• History of musical cultures of the course Master's degree in History of the Arts
• History of Music (m) of the course Master’s degree in Tradition and Interpretation of Literary Texts

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC

Period

CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to introduce students to the issues and methods concerning the study of the relationship between music and 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. On successful completion of the module, students will have acquired extensive knowledge of the material and technological features of music media; they will have also developed the skills necessary for analyzing the cultural, social and ideological aspects of music media.

Prerequisites and basic notions

none

Program

The Sanremo Festival: the song and the media.
The course is divided into three parts. The first focuses on music as a means of communication between people and the construction of the identity of social groups, on the media (on their social, cultural and ideological aspects), and on the technologies used to transmit and enjoy music in the western world in order to provide knowledge and analytical tools of the different types of editorial/media products that employ music.
The second part focuses on the Sanremo Festival, investigated not so much as a container of songs, but as a complex phenomenon, at once musical, performative and above all media. On the basis of an interdisciplinary approach, the course will focus on some specific moments of the Festival, concentrating the analysis on songs, performers, performances, situations judged particularly representative for their historical, ideological, social and cultural implications.
The third part of the course is a seminar: students will present papers on topics of their choice related to the Festival (details will be provided at the beginning of the course).
Bibliography
- lecture notes;
- NICHOLAS COOK, “Musica: una breve introduzione”, EDT, Turin 2005, pp. 1-45;
- JACQUES HAINS, “Dal rullo di cera al CD”, in “Enciclopedia della musica”, diretta da Jean-Jacques Nattiez, vol. 1, “Il Novecento”, Einaudi, Turin 2001, pp. 783-819;
- SERENA FACCI, PAOLO SODDU, "Il Festival di Sanremo: parole e suoni raccontano la nazione", Rome, Carocci 20111;
- JACOPO TOMATIS, "Storia culturale della canzone italiana", Milan, Il Saggiatore 2018; introduzione (pp. 13-28), cap. 1
(pp. 29-64); cap. 3 (pp. 137-210); cap. 6 (pp. 329-347); cap. 10 (pp. 549-572);
If needed, further bibliography will be added during the term
IMPORTANT: the FULL bibliography is the one in the list above and NOT the one on Leganto.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures with audiovisual examples, seminar.

Learning assessment procedures

Written test. Three questions: 1 on the first part of the course; the others on the Festival of Sanremo.

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria: proper use of specific vocabulary, knowlegde of the social, cultural and ideological aspects of the various media, ability to analyze the media presented as case studies.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Mark expressed in thirtieths. The final mark will be made up as follows: 10 points for each of the 3 questions.

Exam language

Italiano (German, English and other languages on request)