The fundamental educational goals are: • promoting the knowledge of the history of musical concepts and the understanding of philosophical reflections about music in western tradition; • applying the acquired knowledge to develop extended discourses and texts about the aesthetical function of music; • enhancing the communication skills by using appropriate words, confronting different perspectives and putting in historical context arguments and claims; • promoting learning skills and independent judgments in the individual study of music aesthetics sources and secondary literature.
Course Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the history of modern philosophy at highschool level, acquired through school attendance or selfeducation is required.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with PowerPoint presentations. Close reading of selected texts available on Kiro. Periodical close reading exercises in cooperative learning.
Assessment Methods
Learning assessment: oral examination to check the achievement of the educational goals. The topics of the examination are the contents of learning materials (handbook and texts uploaded on Kiro), and for the attending students, the content of the class lessons. The final evaluation is grounded on the level of understanding and the richness of details in presenting a topic, as well as on the capability to integrate the achieved knowledge.
Texts
R. MARTINELLI, I filosofi e la musica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012. or E. LIPPMAN, A History of Western Musical Aesthetics, London-Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1992. All the texts uploaded on Kiro.
Contents
History of music aesthetics. The course outlines some relevant strands in the history of music aesthetics from 18th century to the last decades through the close reading of a selection from philosophical texts. It will focus on three basic issues: the relationships between music, affects and emotions and their different historical conceptualizations as forms of expression; similarities and differences between music and language; the historical discussion about musical meaning.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Non-attending students policy Students who cannot attend lessons for justified reasons will be able to use the recordings of the classes available via a link uploaded on Kiro. They are invited to email the teacher at the course's beginning. Upon request, the teacher is available to grant additional receptions outside of working hours, in person or online, to students authorized to benefit from inclusive teaching. Any useful materials for inclusive teaching will be recommended during the interviews and subsequently uploaded to Kiro.
