Knowing the techniques of music printing, main printers and publishers, from the beginning of print to the XIX century. Knowing out to produce a bibliographic description of a sixteenth-century music book.
Course Prerequisites
None specific prerequisite is requested. A generic knowledge of the history of music (secc. XV-XIX) is advised.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, multimedia didactics. Students will be asked to interact with the Professor.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination, which focuses on the acquired skills
Texts
No reference manual is provided. The following texts can be used to complement the program presented during the lessons. On the ancient book: B. Richardson, Stampatori, autori e lettori nell'Italia del Rinascimento (Milano: Edizioni Sylvestre Bonnard, 2004) E. Barbieri, Guida al libro antico (Firenze: Le Monnier, 2006) On music printing: S. Boorman, E. Selfridge-Field, D.W. Krummel, Printing and publishing of music, in Grove Music Online D.W. Krummel, S. Sadie (eds.), Music Printing and Publishing (Norton/Grove Handbooks in Music, 1990), Glossary I. Fenlon, Musica e stampa nell'Italia del Rinascimento (Milano: S. Bonnard, 2001) On music publishers: B.M. Antolini (ed.), Dizionario degli editori musicali italiani: dalle origini alla metà del Settecento (Pisa: ETS, 2019) B.M. Antolini (ed.), Dizionario degli editori musicali italiani: 1750-1930 (Pisa: ETS, 2000)
Contents
The features of music book in the era of handwork print. The production; the paper, the sheet and its formats; types of printing press. Principles of bibliographic description. Music incunabula. The most important Italian printers and publishers in the sixteenth century: Petrucci, Antico, Dorico, Scotto e Gardane. The followng music printing technique until the XIX century
Course Language
Italian
More information
Further details on the program, on the bibliography (together with teaching materials) will be uploaded on the platform Kiro
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