The course ‘Aesthetics of Music’ is part of the program in DAMS (BA level) and is included among the complementary training activities. The 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.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will explore the following questions:
What is the relationship between music and emotions?
How can we justify attributing emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that certain music is sad, joyful, or melancholic?
How can music evoke emotions (such as excitement, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional responses to music?
Finally, what kinds of emotions are generated by music listening?
- Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3).
- Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music).
- Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).
Programme
Title: Music and EmotionsThe course will explore the following questions:
What is the relationship between music and emotions?
How can we justify attributing emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that certain music is sad, joyful, or melancholic?
How can music evoke emotions (such as excitement, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional responses to music?
Finally, what kinds of emotions are generated by music listening?
Core Documentation
- Kivy, P., An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music, Clarendon Press 2022 (chapters. 1-7).- Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3).
- Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music).
- Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).
Reference Bibliography
- Kivy, P., An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music, Clarendon Press 2022 (chapters. 1-7). - Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3). - Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music). - Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5) - Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but it is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
An oral exam is scheduled at the end of the course. teacher profile teaching materials
The course will explore the following questions:
What is the relationship between music and emotions?
How can we justify attributing emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that certain music is sad, joyful, or melancholic?
How can music evoke emotions (such as excitement, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional responses to music?
Finally, what kinds of emotions are generated by music listening?
- Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3).
- Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music).
- Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).
Mutuazione: 20710575 Estetica musicale: Musica e Emozioni in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 R GIOMBINI LISA
Programme
Title: Music and EmotionsThe course will explore the following questions:
What is the relationship between music and emotions?
How can we justify attributing emotional qualities to music? What do we mean when we say, for example, that certain music is sad, joyful, or melancholic?
How can music evoke emotions (such as excitement, sadness, euphoria) in the listener?
How can we explain our emotional responses to music?
Finally, what kinds of emotions are generated by music listening?
Core Documentation
- Kivy, P., An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music, Clarendon Press 2022 (chapters. 1-7).- Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3).
- Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music).
- Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).
Reference Bibliography
- Kivy, P., An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music, Clarendon Press 2022 (chapters. 1-7). - Hanslick, E., On the Beautiful in Music (any English edition) (chapters 1-3). - Langer, S., Philosophy in a New Key (any edition) (ch. 8: On significance in music). - Lentini, D., La musica e le emozioni. Percorsi nell’estetica analitica, Mimesis, Milano, 2014 (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5) - Mado Proverbio, A., Neuroscienze cognitive della musica, Zanichelli, Roma, 2019 (chapters 11, 12, 13).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but it is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
An oral exam is scheduled at the end of the course.