HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY OF MUSIC

The course provides an overview of the most important musical genres, from the late eighteenth century to the twentieth century, with reference to the historical context of their production and use.

A number of paradigmatic musical works are reviewed and their formal and stylistic aspects are highlighted through a critical listening. Musical genres, styles and techniques are considered along with the relationship between musical knowledge and philosophical or literary culture, in a socio-historical context.

A The music language (1 CFU)

B A preliminary survey on the music from the late 18th Century to the 20th Century (5 CFU)

A The music language: genres and functions (1 CFU)

Texts:

- Breve lessico musicale, ed. F. Della Seta e del Dottorato di ricerca in Musicologia dell’Università di Pavia, Roma, Carocci, 2009 (a selection of 40 pages)

- Le parole del teatro musicale, ed. F. Della Seta e del Dottorato di ricerca in Musicologia dell'Università di Pavia, Roma, Carocci, 2010 (a selection of 30 pages)

- Gli strumenti musicali, ed. F. Della Seta e del Dottorato di ricerca in Musicologia dell’Università di Pavia, Roma, Carocci, 2012 (a selection of 30 pages).

B A preliminary survey on the music from the late 18th Century to the 20th Century (5 CFU)

Texts:

- E. Surian, Manuale di Storia della musica, Milano, Rugginenti, 1995 (or later editions):

- vol. II: chaper: 22.

- vol. III: chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.

- vol. IV: capitoli 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34.

In depth reading :

- G. Pestelli, L’età di Mozart e Beethoven, Torino, Edt, 1991, pp. 146-177; 255-269.

- R. Di Benedetto, L’Ottocento e le scuole nazionali, Torino, Edt, 1991, pp. 3-44.

- F. Della Seta, Italia e Francia nell’Ottocento, Torino, Edt, 1991, pp. 75-88.

- G. Salvetti, La nascita del Novecento, Torino, EdT 1991: Chapters II (from p. 47 to p. 100) and III (pp. 168-229).

- G. Vinay, Il Novecento nell’Europa orientale e negli Stati Uniti, Torino, Edt 1991: Chapter I (§§ 1-3), Chapter II (§§ 4-5), Chapter III (§§ 11-15).

- A. Lanza, Il secondo Novecento, Torino, Edt 1991: Chapter I (all).

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.

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