History of Medieval and Renaissance Music
A.Y. 2020/2021
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
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Lectures will be synchronous and held via Teams according to the regular class schedule.
Exams are oral and held via Teams according to the exam schedule.
Updates will be announced on the instructor's website: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/
Exams are oral and held via Teams according to the exam schedule.
Updates will be announced on the instructor's website: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/
Course syllabus
The Troubadours at the time of the Crusades
The course outlines the crucial moments in the history of the pre-baroque music, with a focus on the development of secular monody and courtly lyric in the 12th and 13th centuries (troubadours, trouvères and minnesänger).
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: Secular monody at the time of the Crusades, with a focus on medieval song and relevant historiograpy.
The course outlines the crucial moments in the history of the pre-baroque music, with a focus on the development of secular monody and courtly lyric in the 12th and 13th centuries (troubadours, trouvères and minnesänger).
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: Secular monody at the time of the Crusades, with a focus on medieval song and relevant historiograpy.
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, available on the instructor's website
B: Davide Daolmi, Storia della musica: Dalle origini al Seicento, Firenze: Le Monnier, 2019.
C: Materials on the instructor's website: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/
Further readings for students who choose to take the exam without attending the class (only 9 cfu):
- Luciano Formisano, La lirica romanza nel medioevo, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2012.
One of these two books:
- Francesco Zambon, I trovatori e la crociata contro gli albigesi, Roma: Carocci, 2011.
- Ulrich Mölk, La lirica dei trovatori, Bologna: Il Mulino 1996.
B: Davide Daolmi, Storia della musica: Dalle origini al Seicento, Firenze: Le Monnier, 2019.
C: Materials on the instructor's website: https://www.examenapium.it/daolmi/
Further readings for students who choose to take the exam without attending the class (only 9 cfu):
- Luciano Formisano, La lirica romanza nel medioevo, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2012.
One of these two books:
- Francesco Zambon, I trovatori e la crociata contro gli albigesi, Roma: Carocci, 2011.
- Ulrich Mölk, La lirica dei trovatori, Bologna: Il Mulino 1996.
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-1600 music history. The research topic must be based on readings selected by the student, different from those already included in the exam's bibliography.
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
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