2019/2020

2019/2020

DM270

L-ART/07 (MUSICOLOGY AND MUSIC HISTORY)

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

MUSICOLOGY

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

Annual (23/09/2019 - 09/06/2020)

6

36 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

TIBALDI RODOBALDO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Knowledge of the European historical and cultural background from late antiquity to the end of the sixteenth century in its essential lines. Good knowledge of music language. It would be best to have passed the examination of "Modality and Counterpoint".

The course provides the tools to understand repertoires, sources and forms of music in the main areas of society and medieval and renaissance culture.

FIRST MODULE: the Middle Ages (Rodobaldo Tibaldi)

COURSE PROGRAM
Panoramic view on the formation of European music culture from the Middle Ages to the late 16th century. XIV, with particular regard to the following subjects: liturgical chant repertoires and Gregorian chant; the birth of musical notation; the sacred and profane polyphony of Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova. Description of the main forms and techniques in composition.
Knowledge of the main historical events and fundamental cultural orientations of the 4-14th century is considered to be acquired (it is sufficient as learned in the higher schools). A very agile and informed instrument is the Garzantine Enciclopedia del Medioevo, which also contains several entries about music.

Lectures, multimedia didactics, classroom exercises held by the teacher in addition to the lectures (5 or 6 hours) and mostly devoted to analysis and listening to compositions previously discussed in class, tutoring (Introduction to Western Music Repertoires). Students will be constantly asked to interact with the Professor.

Examination requires knowledge of all the subjects discussed during the lessons. The material used and which forms an integral part of the exam is available on the Kiro didactic portal at http://elearning1.unipv.it/musicologia/ (access through its own university credentials) and in a computer in the university library which is specifically reserved for this purpose.
It is also required to study the following books, especially for all those subjects that were not taken during lessons:

– G. CATTIN, La monodia nel medioevo, nuova ed. ampliata riveduta e corretta, Torino, EDT, 1991 ed edizioni successive (Storia della musica, a cura della Società Italiana di Musicologia, 2), sections I (complete), II (§§ 7-10), IV (§§ 25-26), V (§§ 27-29).
– G. BAROFFIO - E. JU KIM, Cantemus Domino Gloriose. Introduzione al canto gregoriano, Saronno, Urban, 2003 (especially chapters 6-11, including music examples).
- F. A. GALLO, La polifonia nel medioevo, nuova ed. ampliata riveduta e corretta, Torino, EDT, 1991 ed edizioni successive (Storia della musica, a cura della Società Italiana di Musicologia, 3), sections II-III (Il Trecento francese, Il Trecento italiano).

Non-attending students or attending only part of the lessons are required to know the following texts (complete if not indicated otherwise):

– G. CATTIN, La monodia nel medioevo, nuova ed. ampliata riveduta e corretta, Torino, EDT, 1991 ed edizioni successive (Storia della musica, a cura della Società Italiana di Musicologia, 2).
– G. BAROFFIO – E. JU KIM, Cantemus Domino Gloriose. Introduzione al canto gregoriano, Saronno, Urban, 2003 (including music examples, which clarify the forms and compositional techniques illustrated here and in the book of Cattin).
esplicativi delle forme e delle tecniche compositive illustrate qui e nel libro di Cattin).
– F. A. GALLO, La polifonia nel medioevo, nuova ed. ampliata riveduta e corretta, Torino, EDT, 1991 ed edizioni successive (Storia della musica, a cura della Società Italiana di Musicologia, 3), chapters I-III (Il Duecento, Il Trecento francese, Il Trecento italiano).
– La polifonia fino al XIII secolo, uploading on the above-mentioned portal "Kiro" in the appropriate folder.

Non-attending students do not require the knowledge of the teaching material published on "Kiro", which can still be used for better and more conscious preparation.

Oral exam, which focuses on the acquired skills, in particular, the knowledge of forms and musical genres from the 9th to the 14th century, and the ability to place music in the medieval and cultural context of the Middle Ages. The oral exam consists of 1) an introductory part (preparatory to the exam) concerning the reference texts indicated in the bibliography and in particular the subjects not taken during the lessons, and 2) specific questions on the topics discussed during the lessons. Non-attending students will be interrogated exclusively on the above indicated texts.
At the end of the module there is a written test in itinere, reserved for attending students, concerning only the topics covered in class (for which it is also assumed the study of the texts indicated in the bibliography on the above subjects). The other arguments and related texts will be taken orally to the exam. This "in itinere" test is organized as follows:
1) multiple choice questions (to test basic terminology and basic knowledge);
2) open questions (to test the knowledge of the proposed arguments and use of a proper technical language);
3) formal analysis of two musical compositions, at least one of them taken from the Gregorian Chant repertoire (to test the ability to recognize structures learned during the course).
Duration of the text: 2/3 hours

The History of Music 1 can be separated into two parts corresponding to the two modules (obviously according to the chronological sequence) but must necessarily be completed in the maximum of two consecutive exam sessions without exception. Otherwise, the first part must be backed up. “In itinere” tests are considered as belonging to the summer session.