28513 - Organ Musical Studies (1) (LM)

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Music and Theatre Studies (cod. 8837)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - knows the structure and history of musical instruments; - is able to evaluate the way musical instruments and musical languages determine each other and transform each other.

Course contents

Ethnographic approach to the history and structure of musical instruments; classification techniques

Readings/Bibliography

Erich von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs, "Sistematica degli strumenti musicali" (in appendix at Febo Guizzi, Gli strumenti della musica popolare in Italia, Lucca, LIM, 2012)

Nico Staiti, "Tenui meditabor harundine". Tiritera su titiri, totare, tituelle, calamauli e cerauli, Palermo, Museo delle marionette Antonio Pasqualino.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Images, films, listening, direct view of musical instruments brought by the teacher

Office hours

See the website of Domenico Staiti