The aim of the course is to present and make understandable the musical forms, instruments and theories of Greek and Roman civilizations within the overall context of Classical culture, and to introduce to the reading and interpretation of the ancient notational systems and the musical fragments survived from antiquity.
The results that are expected are: - the knowledge and understanding of the topics described above; - the ability to incorporate this knowledge into the history of European musical culture; - the ability to evaluate the historical and conceptual links between the various topics; - the ability to clearly communicate the notions learned and to insert them into an organic historical and conceptual framework.
Course Prerequisites
Background culture in music. For the analyses of the texts that will be read and commented during the course, there is no need to know ancient Greek and Latin languages.
Teaching Methods
Face-to-face lectures (in presence) mainly realized using PowerPoint presentations, in which students will find: the guidelines of the historical development of music in Greek and Roman societies; the literary and theoretical texts (in translation) discussed during the course; an iconographic repertoire of instruments and contexts, as well as the scores and files of the documents of ancient music. The didactic material of the lectures will be available for downloading on KIRO UNIPV.
Assessment Methods
The oral exam will verify the knowledge of the texts indicated in the bibliography and of the topics presented during the lectures. During the exam, the professor will assess also the student's ability to insert this knowledge into the history of European musical culture, to explain the conceptual links between the various topics and to communicate clearly and with an appropriate technical language.
Texts
The student must read: – A.D. BARKER, Euterpe. Ricerche sulla musica greca e romana, a cura di F. Perusino e E. Rocconi, Pisa, ETS, 2002; – E. ROCCONI (ed.), I suoni perduti. Musica ed eventi sonori in Grecia e a Roma, Milano, Encyclomedia Publishers 2013 (eBOOK, version for Kindle with audio files: https://www.amazon.it/suoni-perduti-Musica-eventi-sonori-ebook/dp/B00K783ZCU).
Extant musical fragments are collected in: – E. PÖHLMANN - M.L. WEST, Documents of Ancient Greek Music: The Extant Melodies and Fragments, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001 (consultation text, NOT to be purchased).
Contents
Music in Greek and Roman cultures: history and functions in the society, musical instruments, elements of theory (harmonics, rhythmics, aesthetics), introduction to the notational systems and the musical fragments survived form antiquity.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Non-attending students and those belonging to the categories for which inclusive teaching modes are provided are invited to contact the professor well in advance of the exam, so that receptions and any activities dedicated to them can be arranged.
For students enrolled in single courses or not enrolled in courses in the Department of Musicology and Cultural Heritage, a different schedule is planned, to be agreed upon after an interview with the professor.
