History of Medieval and Renaissance Music

A.Y. 2023/2024
9
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
L-ART/07
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Survey of music history from antiquity to the Renaissance with in-depth analysis of select case studies
Expected learning outcomes
Study of the cultural role of music in our history and critical assessment of the current approaches to musical performance
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
"Song between the Middle Ages and the present"
Alongside the key junctures in the history of pre-Baroque music, the importance of song in our musical tradition will be examined. The study of medieval song will be related to the evolution of its form in the 20th century.

The course is organized in three parts:
A: Rudiments of prosody and music theory
B: Topics in the history of medieval and Renaissance music as an introduction to part C
C: Song between the Middle Ages and the present
Prerequisites for admission
Rudiments of musical theory (which can be acquired during the semester)
Teaching methods
Lecture format
Teaching Resources
A: Lecture notes about theory of music and Italian prosody
B: Davide Daolmi, Storia della musica: Dalle origini al Seicento, Firenze: Le Monnier, 2019.
— Materials on line on the instructor's website: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/#meri
C: Davide Daolmi, Carmina Burana: Una doppia rivoluzione, Roma: Carocci, 2024.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam, which includes questions about the materials covered in the course, as well as the discussion of a research topic chosen by the student and relevant to pre-1700 music history. The research topic must be based on readings selected by the student, different from those already included in the exam's bibliography. Info in: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/#meri
Unita' didattica A
L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)