The course aims to offer historical and critical knowledge on the performance of Western art music, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The course will also address the performance methods (instruments, techniques, practices, organic), the respective contexts (spaces, public, institutions), the relationship of the performance with the musical texts and with the genres of the repertoire, the protagonists of the history of the performance. musical (virtuosos, singers, conductors).
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
• Between Renaissance and Baroque: sacred and secular vocal music; debut of instrumental music
• The seventeenth century: the new vocal music; locations and instrumentals; development of musical instruments
• Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the development of the orchestra, organic and executive practices; church music and chamber music
• The Full Eighteenth Century: evolution of instrumentals and techniques; main European musical centers (Paris, London, Vienna) and concert institutions; the musical professions
• 19th century: concert activities; virtuosos and the new concept of performance; from composer-performer to performer; Salonmusik and amateur performance
• The twentieth century: the repertoire of "classics" and concert life; new music and new modes of performance; sound technologies and performance
Focus:
• From harpsichord to piano: technological and technical evolution; composers and performers
Musica e società, 3: dal 1830 al 2000, a cura di Virgilio Bernardoni e Paolo Fabbri, Lucca, LIM, 2016 (selected parts)
ANTHONY BAINES, Storia degli strumenti musicali, Milano, Rizzoli, Milano, Rizzoli, 1995 (selected parts)
Programme
Historical route:• Between Renaissance and Baroque: sacred and secular vocal music; debut of instrumental music
• The seventeenth century: the new vocal music; locations and instrumentals; development of musical instruments
• Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the development of the orchestra, organic and executive practices; church music and chamber music
• The Full Eighteenth Century: evolution of instrumentals and techniques; main European musical centers (Paris, London, Vienna) and concert institutions; the musical professions
• 19th century: concert activities; virtuosos and the new concept of performance; from composer-performer to performer; Salonmusik and amateur performance
• The twentieth century: the repertoire of "classics" and concert life; new music and new modes of performance; sound technologies and performance
Focus:
• From harpsichord to piano: technological and technical evolution; composers and performers
Core Documentation
Musica e società, 2: Dal 1640 al 1830, a cura di Paolo Fabbri, Alessandro Roccatagliati e Paolo Russo, Lucca, LIM, 2019 (selected parts)Musica e società, 3: dal 1830 al 2000, a cura di Virgilio Bernardoni e Paolo Fabbri, Lucca, LIM, 2016 (selected parts)
ANTHONY BAINES, Storia degli strumenti musicali, Milano, Rizzoli, Milano, Rizzoli, 1995 (selected parts)
Reference Bibliography
FREDERICK DORIAN, The history of music in performance: the art of musical interpretation from the Renaissance to our day, New York, Norton, 1966 Texts and further handouts will be made available, together with their list, on the Moodle platform.Type of delivery of the course
The course is articulated in 20 lessons: the first part is a general historical presentation; the second part presents a thematic route.Attendance
In addition to traditional lessons in presence, sharing materials on the Moodle platform, live online lessons and recording lessons on the Teams platform.Type of evaluation
Discussion about lesson arguments and texts indicated in the bibliography. teacher profile teaching materials
• Between Renaissance and Baroque: sacred and secular vocal music; debut of instrumental music
• The seventeenth century: the new vocal music; locations and instrumentals; development of musical instruments
• Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the development of the orchestra, organic and executive practices; church music and chamber music
• The Full Eighteenth Century: evolution of instrumentals and techniques; main European musical centers (Paris, London, Vienna) and concert institutions; the musical professions
• 19th century: concert activities; virtuosos and the new concept of performance; from composer-performer to performer; Salonmusik and amateur performance
• The twentieth century: the repertoire of "classics" and concert life; new music and new modes of performance; sound technologies and performance
Focus:
• From harpsichord to piano: technological and technical evolution; composers and performers
Musica e società, 3: dal 1830 al 2000, a cura di Virgilio Bernardoni e Paolo Fabbri, Lucca, LIM, 2016 (selected parts)
ANTHONY BAINES, Storia degli strumenti musicali, Milano, Rizzoli, Milano, Rizzoli, 1995 (selected parts)
Mutuazione: 20710709 STORIA DELLA PERFORMANCE MUSICALE in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 ARFINI MARIA TERESA
Programme
Historical route:• Between Renaissance and Baroque: sacred and secular vocal music; debut of instrumental music
• The seventeenth century: the new vocal music; locations and instrumentals; development of musical instruments
• Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the development of the orchestra, organic and executive practices; church music and chamber music
• The Full Eighteenth Century: evolution of instrumentals and techniques; main European musical centers (Paris, London, Vienna) and concert institutions; the musical professions
• 19th century: concert activities; virtuosos and the new concept of performance; from composer-performer to performer; Salonmusik and amateur performance
• The twentieth century: the repertoire of "classics" and concert life; new music and new modes of performance; sound technologies and performance
Focus:
• From harpsichord to piano: technological and technical evolution; composers and performers
Core Documentation
Musica e società, 2: Dal 1640 al 1830, a cura di Paolo Fabbri, Alessandro Roccatagliati e Paolo Russo, Lucca, LIM, 2019 (selected parts)Musica e società, 3: dal 1830 al 2000, a cura di Virgilio Bernardoni e Paolo Fabbri, Lucca, LIM, 2016 (selected parts)
ANTHONY BAINES, Storia degli strumenti musicali, Milano, Rizzoli, Milano, Rizzoli, 1995 (selected parts)
Reference Bibliography
FREDERICK DORIAN, The history of music in performance: the art of musical interpretation from the Renaissance to our day, New York, Norton, 1966 Texts and further handouts will be made available, together with their list, on the Moodle platform.Type of delivery of the course
The course is articulated in 20 lessons: the first part is a general historical presentation; the second part presents a thematic route.Attendance
In addition to traditional lessons in presence, sharing materials on the Moodle platform, live online lessons and recording lessons on the Teams platform.Type of evaluation
Discussion about lesson arguments and texts indicated in the bibliography.