At the end of the course, the student will be aware of the historical development of musical philology and its interdisciplinary interactions. The student will also understand the basics of textual dynamics and of the methods to visualize them. He/she will be able to critically evaluate different music editions and consciously make use of a critical edition of a musical text.
Course Prerequisites
General knowledge of western music history.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with exercises of critical evaluation of different types of musical editions.
Assessment Methods
Oral exam on the topics illustrated during the course. Every student (attending classes or not) must also prepare a brief written evaluation of a critical musical edition previously arranged with the teacher; the paper must be handed to the teacher two weeks before the exam.
Texts
• M. CARACI VELA, La filologia musicale. Istituzioni, storia, strumenti critici, vol. 1, Fondamenti storici e metodologici della filologia musicale, Lucca, LIM, 20152 • M. CARACI VELA, La filologia musicale. Istituzioni, storia, strumenti critici, vol. 3, Antologia di contributi musicologici, Lucca, LIM, 2013 (one essay freely selected). Further readings will be suggested to students during the course.
Contents
The concept of musical text, its tradition and its relationship with the performance practice. Interdisciplinary implications and historical profile of musical philology. The tradition of musical texts. Types of sources and musical editions. The critical edition process and its formalization. Basics of stemmatics and genetic criticism.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Students unable to attend classes are invited to contact the teacher as soon as possible to arrange additions to the program on a personal basis.
Students authorized to benefit from "didattica inclusiva" must contact the teacher, who will find on a case-by-case basis the most suitable teaching material according to the relevant categories, as proposed by the Senato Accademico.
