COMUNICAZIONE MUSICALE

Consciousness of the linguistic and semiotic nature in the musical communication. Acquirement of the bases about musical language and form theory in tonal epoch, with references to other epochs of Western Music History. Stimulation to improve student’s listening competence.

Basic socio-historical, aesthetical and interdisciplinary framing of relevant musical works and composers. Training in musical listening, with special focus on elements of musical language. Students’ participation in analysis and comprehension of the poetic structures within vocal repertoires.

The Issue of Music as Language – Musical Genres and Forms

1. Social-historical change of the category of ‘Music’.

2. Music as discourse-language in the tonal epoch.

3. Harmonic plan of the language and Sonata-Form

4. The Sonata as a genre

5. Metrics, Rhythm, Movement of the body in the dance. Suite genre.

6. Instruments within the orchestra; the Symphony.

7. Concerto genre

8. Monody - Polyphonies. XIV Century Caccia.

9. Fugue. String Quartet.

10. Old and new forms in XIX Century Music

11. When extrinsic meaning is organic in composition

12. Musical languages in XX Century I

13. Musical languages in XX Century II

14. Vocal Music and Poetic Text I: strophic forms.

15. Vocal Music and Poetic Text II: refrain forms; continuous forms.

16. Vocal Music and Poetic Text III: Renaissance Madrigale; musical drama in XVIII Century.

17-18. Musical Theatre in XIX Century and Beyond.

Fundamental Texts:

- J.J. Nattiez, Musica e significato, in Enciclopedia della musica - vol. II, Il sapere musicale, Einaudi, pp. 206-238. *
- P. Petrobelli, Il discorso della musica, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 108 pp, to be integrated by: A. Mastropietro, Raccolta di testi didattici inediti del docente su Il problema della musica come linguaggio – Le forme musicali, both available on Studium after the beginning of the course, 42 pp.*

- Baroni-Fubini-Petazzi etc., Storia della musica, Einaudi, 1988, only the following pages: pp. 26-60; pp. 65-70; pp. 87-102; pp. 159-165; pp. 177-186; pp. 210-252; pp. 285-295; pp. 318-326; pp. 385-398; pp. 416-442.

Texts on specific subjects:

- R. Murray Schafer, Musica / non musica, lo spostamento delle frontiere, in Enciclopedia della Musica I. Il Novecento, Einaudi, 2001, pp. 348-359.*

- S. Arom, L’organizzazione del tempo musicale, in Enciclopedia della Musica V. L’unità della musica, Einaudi, 2005, pp. 1087-1097 e 1101-1102.*

- C. Fertonani, Orchestre e stili orchestrali, in Enciclopedia della Musica IV. Storia della musica europea, Einaudi, 2004, pp. 498-511.*

- S. Arom e altri, Tipologie delle tecniche polifoniche, in Enciclopedia della Musica V. L’unità della musica, Einaudi, 2005, pp. 1065-1067 e 1071-1076.*

- W. Drabkin, La musica da camera da Haydn ala fine dell’Ottocento, in Enciclopedia della Musica IV. Storia della musica europea, Einaudi, 2004, pp. 698-710.*

- S. La Via, Poesia per musica e musica per poesia, Carocci, 2007, pp. 135-143 e 189-197, plus the analytical pages on P. McCartney, Yesterday.

- F. Fabbri, La canzone, in Enciclopedia della Musica I. Il Novecento, Einaudi, 2001, pp. 551-561.*

- R. Strohm, Aria e Recitativo. Dalle origini all’Ottocento, in Enciclopedia della Musica IV. Storia della musica europea, Einaudi, 2004, pp. 416-417.*

- M. Beghelli, Morfologia dell’opera italiana da Rossini a Puccini, in Enciclopedia della Musica IV. Storia della musica europea, Einaudi, 2004, pp. 894-918.*

Bibliographical items followed by the sign * will be available on Studium.

Listening of musical works that renard the texts above (the list of works will be at the beginning of Raccolta di testi didattici inediti del docente).

Text (optional) for non-attending students:

- O. Karolyi, Grammatica della musica, Einaudi, 239 pp.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.