The course ‘Aesthetics of Music’ is part of the program in Philosophy (BA level) and is included among the optional training activities. Aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the contemporary debate on the relation between music and emotions from both a theoretical and an aesthetical perspective. The course will investigate music’s ability to express emotions as well as music’s capacity to arouse emotional reactions in the listener.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- capacity to read and analyse philosophical sources in the aesthetics of music;
- advanced critical thinking in relation to the relevant debate;
- advanced language and argumentation skills with regard to the topics discussed in class.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- capacity to read and analyse philosophical sources in the aesthetics of music;
- advanced critical thinking in relation to the relevant debate;
- advanced language and argumentation skills with regard to the topics discussed in class.
teacher profile teaching materials
Throughout the course, the following issues will be examined:
How can we justify attribution of emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that music is sad, joyful, melancholic?
How can music can arouse emotions (e.g. emotion, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional response to music?
Finally, what kind of emotions are those generated by music listening?
Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) 1990 (ch. 8: On Significance in Music).
Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (selected essays).
Bertinetto, A., Il pensiero dei suoni. Temi di filosofia della musica, Bruno Mondadori, Milano, 2012 (ch. 3: Una scienza emozionale, pp. 99-154)
Kivy, P., Introduction to a Philosophy of Music, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998 (selected chapters).
Mutuazione: 20710575 Estetica musicale: Musica e Emozioni in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 GIOMBINI LISA
Programme
Title: Music and EmotionsThroughout the course, the following issues will be examined:
How can we justify attribution of emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that music is sad, joyful, melancholic?
How can music can arouse emotions (e.g. emotion, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional response to music?
Finally, what kind of emotions are those generated by music listening?
Core Documentation
Hanslick, E., On the Musically Beautiful, Hackett Publishing, Indianapolis 1986 (chapters 1,2,3).Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) 1990 (ch. 8: On Significance in Music).
Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (selected essays).
Bertinetto, A., Il pensiero dei suoni. Temi di filosofia della musica, Bruno Mondadori, Milano, 2012 (ch. 3: Una scienza emozionale, pp. 99-154)
Kivy, P., Introduction to a Philosophy of Music, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998 (selected chapters).
Type of delivery of the course
The course is taught by: Lectures; Interactive discussions with students; Seminars with invited scholars. In the event of an extension of the health emergency due to COVID-19, all provisions concerning teaching and student evaluation activities will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will be applied: distance teaching through the University' platforms; remote oral exams through the Microsoft Teams platform.Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory.Type of evaluation
An oral test is scheduled at the end of the course. In the event of an extension of the health emergency due to COVID-19, all provisions concerning teaching and student evaluation activities will be implemented. In particular, oral exams will be held in distance mode through Microsoft Teams.