Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology

ROBERTO GIGLIUCCI
ROBERTO GIGLIUCCI

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Knowledge of music-literature interactions; absolute music and sung poetry; libretto/music relationship in melodrama; forms of contrast between music and text, intrinsic ‘musical’ aspects of text versus music; sufficient knowledge of the development of the text/music relationship from the origins of melodrama to songwriting

a general knowledge of Italian literature, especially theatre literature from the late 16th to the 20th century

Relationship between Literature and Music in Modern Age

Russi, Letteratura e musica, Carocci publ.
Gigliucci, La parola intonata, Carocci publ.
Libretti d'opera italiani, edd. Fabbri e Gronda, Mondadori (five texts of your choice with listening to at least one melodrama).

Face-to-face lessons and workshops

not mandatory

for those attending, discussion of the topics covered in class; for those not attending, verification of the topics contained in the syllabus texts.

How do music and literature relate to each other?
Is music always independent of the text it intones?

• 1st topic: introduction to the relationship between music and literature; October weeks
  • Books: Pay attention to the first chapter of the textbook by Russi and to the last chapters of. the textbook La parola intonata


• 2nd topic: the birth of melodrama and Metastasio; November weeks
  • Books: Pay attention to the textbook La parola intonata until Metastasio


• 3rd topic: modern librettists, particularly for Puccini; december weeks
  • Books: Pay attention to the textbook La parola intonata, chapter about Suor Angelica