22902570 - Musicology, history and sociology of music

The objective of the course is to provide knowledge and skills that enable the student to know how to orientate himself in the field of Musicology, History and Sociology of Music by providing methodologies and basic knowledge.

At the end of the course the student:
- has become familiar with the basic concepts of Musicology, History and Sociology of Music
- is able to orient critically between the different models and scientific approaches to music

Curriculum

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Programme

The aim of the course is to provide the students with basic methodologies and knowledge in the fields of Musicology, History and Sociology of Music. The course programme is divided in two parts: the first is devoted to the fundamentals of music theory (acoustics, notation, musical forms etc.) and to a survey of musical history connected with listening and analysis of exemplary works of both written art music and non-written traditions; the second one, monographic, is focused on the following subject: "Passions in papal Rome: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca.

Core Documentation

The examination textbooks are the following: O KAROLYI, Grammatica della musica, Torino, Einaudi, 1967 and reprinted versions; A Survey of history of Western music, in Musica, Le Garzantine, Milano, Garzanti 1996 and updated editions, pp. 1009-1042; Various Authors, Tosca di Giacomo Puccini, program notes, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, 2008, http://www.puccini.it/assets/tiny/file/OPERE%20TEATRALI/Tosca_2008.pdf. For the performance see the edition on line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h746rBi1Hdw, staged at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 5 March 2015,
ORCHESTRA E CORO DEL TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI ROMA, conductor Donato Renzetti.





Reference Bibliography

Bibliography Giacomo Puccini. Tosca, a cura di Mosco Carner, Cambridge-New York-Melbourne, Cambridge University Press 1985 Michele Girardi, Giacomo Puccini: l'arte internazionale di un musicista italiano, Venezia, Marsilio Editori, 1995

Type of delivery of the course

The course is based on distance learning. The presentation of the contents is offered through listening, videos and written practical exercises.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory

Type of evaluation

Assessment is through a final examination based on a test consisting of four open-ended questions on the course program to be performed in 30 minutes .

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The aim of the course is to provide the students with basic methodologies and knowledge in the fields of Musicology, History and Sociology of Music. The course programme is divided in two parts: the first is devoted to the fundamentals of music theory (acoustics, notation, musical forms etc.) and to a survey of musical history connected with listening and analysis of exemplary works of both written art music and non-written traditions; the second one, monographic, is focused on the following subject: "Passions in papal Rome: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca.

Core Documentation

The examination textbooks are the following: O KAROLYI, Grammatica della musica, Torino, Einaudi, 1967 and reprinted versions; A Survey of history of Western music, in Musica, Le Garzantine, Milano, Garzanti 1996 and updated editions, pp. 1009-1042; Various Authors, Tosca di Giacomo Puccini, program notes, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, 2008, http://www.puccini.it/assets/tiny/file/OPERE%20TEATRALI/Tosca_2008.pdf. For the performance see the edition on line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h746rBi1Hdw, staged at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 5 March 2015,
ORCHESTRA E CORO DEL TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI ROMA, conductor Donato Renzetti.





Reference Bibliography

Bibliography Giacomo Puccini. Tosca, a cura di Mosco Carner, Cambridge-New York-Melbourne, Cambridge University Press 1985 Michele Girardi, Giacomo Puccini: l'arte internazionale di un musicista italiano, Venezia, Marsilio Editori, 1995

Type of delivery of the course

The course is based on distance learning. The presentation of the contents is offered through listening, videos and written practical exercises.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory

Type of evaluation

Assessment is through a final examination based on a test consisting of four open-ended questions on the course program to be performed in 30 minutes .