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Importance of Enharmonic Tone Spelling in Computational Analysis of Tonal Structure
2009
This paper will discuss various instances of enharmonic spellings of chords. Selected characteristic enharmonic chords in compositions of the tonal period will be presented. The paper's main purpose is to show: (1) the importance of the enharmonic spelling of chords/tones in the automated analysis of tonal music, (2) how the analysis of the relative strength of a given key range is modified when we take into account its enharmonic spellings, (3) the problem of enharmonic spelling in characteristic chords (For example in the Tristan chord), (4) the interdependence between the enharmonic spelling in a given piece of music and the whole tonal structure (relationship between given key ranges).
Computational music analysis: from audio transcription to structural and stylistic analyses, everything is tightly intertwined
2012
The aim of this research is to conceive a comprehensive computational model for automated music analysis where a large range of analytical and cognitive rules are combined and the interdependencies observed. Besides the purely scientific interest of a cognitive modeling, this should facilitate the development of tools for computer-aided musicology and interfaces for augmented music listening and discovery. On the structural level, beyond a strict vision based on hierarchical segmentation, a concept of prolongational syntagmatic network is introduced, characterized by general rules and culture-dependent modal specifications. This model explains the syntagmatic role of ornamentation and allow…
Exploring Disciplinary Boundaries between Eth-nomusicology and Cultural Musicology through My Own Ph.D. Research Project
2012
The present paper seeks to establish the distinction (if there is any) between contemporary ethnomusicology and cultural musicology by using my own Ph.D. research project as a case study. One way to approach this task is to assess the extent to which the very topic and objectives of my Ph.D. project, as well as at the theories and methodologies used, correspond to the current tendencies in the two fields of studies. The aim of such a survey is twofold: one is to open a debate on the (im)possibility of drawing clear disciplinary boundaries, and the other is to try and position my Ph.D. research along disciplinary lines.
Report on the 10th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus17)
2018
The 10th annual International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus) took place on September 13–15, 2017, at Queen Mary University of London (UoL). The SysMus series has established itself as an international, student-run conference series aimed at introducing graduate students to networking and discussing their work in an academic conference environment. The term “Systematic Musicology,” first coined by Guido Adler (1885), nowadays covers a wide range of systematic or empirical approaches to theoretical, psychological, neuroscientific, ethnographic, and computational methodologies in music research. Presentations for SysMus17 focused on three central topics in relation t…
The 12th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus19)
2020
At the 12th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus19), students from all over the world came together to share and discuss their work spanning this interdisciplinary and diverse field. As a student-led conference, the SysMus series aims to provide a platform whereby early-stage researchers can hone their skills and gain experience in an open and friendly environment. Additionally, keynotes held by Dr. Klaus Frieler (Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar) and Dr. Helga de la Motte-Haber (Technische Universität Berlin), as well as workshops on different research tools and approaches, added to the depth and variety of the event. This report provides an overvi…
Il fascino dell’intuizione femminile: Marie Trautmann (in Jaëll), pianista, pedagoga e ricercatrice
2020
Over the centuries, the differences between genders have led to strong disparities for the assertion of women’s artistic value. In the history of music, in particular, many women musicians did not get the right recognition because of a cultural context that could not enhance their work. This is the case of Marie Trautmann, better known as Marie Jaëll (1846-1925), wife of the Austrian concert pianist Alfred Jaëll (1832-1882). Trautmann is a 19th century woman-musician and an important figure in the history of music still to be discovered, not only for her activity as concert pianist, composer, pedagogue, but mainly for her empirical research work, which aimed at improving the piano technique…
How Music can dominate Space. The Patronage of Music by Religious Orders in 16th- and 17th-century Palermo.
2010
According to the models of the so-called "Urban Musicology", the aim of this paper is to summarize the musical activity promoted by monastic churches between the Renaissance and the Baroque – in particular by the Jesuits – and, by examining data, to reconstruct the musical employees who probably existed in Palermo institutions, financial support for liturgical music and the multiple connections between music, power and social environment.
Musica Urbana. Musica e cerimonie all’aperto nella Palermo di Cinque e Seicento
2012
Il saggio è dedicato al ruolo che ebbero le istituzioni ecclesiastiche - in particolare gli ordini religiosi - nel definire 'musicalmente' uno spazio urbano, quello della Palermo spagnola tra Cinque e Seicento, secondo la prospettiva della recente "Urban Musicology". Proponendo alcune ipotesi di interpretazione sul rapporto tra cerimonia, musica e contesto cittadino, il contributo prende in esame sia le cronache ufficiali che le fonti d'archivio, incentrandosi sulle processioni e su due particolari occasioni festive: il Corpus Domini e il festino di Santa Rosalia.
"Pro Computo Musicae": Sacred Music in Palermo during the Baroque Era
2008
Musica e devozione nella «città felicissima». Ordini religiosi e pratiche sonore a Palermo tra Cinque e Seicento
2022
Avvalendosi di una ricchissima documentazione d’archivio, il presente lavoro intende ricostruire il panorama musicale della Palermo di Cinque e Seicento a partire dal ruolo ricoperto dagli ordini religiosi. Le tre parti del volume indagano rispettivamente occasioni liturgiche e festive, protagonisti delle attività musicali, forme di finanziamento e cappelle di musica, dimostrando come la promozione di eventi sonori costituisse un potente mezzo di consolidamento del prestigio delle comunità di appartenenza. Based on a wealth of archival documentation, this work reconstructs the musical landscape of Palermo in the 16th and 17th centuries starting from the role played by religious orders.The t…