HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC

This course will focus on the musical language, its forms and its practice in the historical-cultural context of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

- Knowledge and awareness of the historical and social context as well as of the main musical forms in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
- Ability to formulate a critical approach in relation to theoretical and musical texts
- Ability to analyze by listening and reading musical documents.

Basic knowledge of music theory.

During the lessons, the fundamental themes of music theory and compositional techniques in European musical culture from the early Middle Ages to the dawn of the seventeenth century will be critically treated. Thanks to specific examples, the course will focus on the following topics: liturgical chant repertoires and Gregorian chant; the birth of musical notation; the sacred and profane polyphony of Ars Antiqua and Ars nova; the madrigal of the sixteenth century; the affirmation of the accompanied monody.

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).
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)
A.W. ATLAS, Renaissance Music: Music in Western Europe, 1400-1600, New York-London, Norton, 1998.
Musica e società, vol. 1: Dall'Alto Medievo al 1640, a cura di P. Fabbri e M. C. Bertieri, Milano, McGraw-Hill, 2012

Verification of the course preparation will be conducted by means of an oral examination. Three questions will be asked, relating to the contents of the textbooks and essays included in the programme.

Grading and assessment criteria:
The grading criteria will take into consideration the correctness and propriety in the use of theoretical lexicon (30%), the punctuality and extent of knowledge of the topics explored in depth in class and in any case learnt through the study of the exam bibliography (30%); the ability to critically elaborate the knowledge acquired to the case studies presented from time to time (30%), without forgetting a focus on the care of oral exposition (10%).

Grades in bands 18-22 will be awarded where the aforementioned points reach a sufficient level; grades in bands 23-26 will be awarded where the aforementioned points reach a fair level; grades in bands 27-30 will be awarded where the aforementioned points reach an excellent level; honours will be awarded where the aforementioned points reach an excellent level.

Frontal lessons integrated with readings, musical examples and guided listening.

Italian

During the first lesson the assessment methods and the structure of the course will be presented. Attendance is recommended.

Ca ’Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for the support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and you require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for carrying out exams or exams individualized, accessible format material, note retrieval, specialist tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability and DSA office disita@unive.it.

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