Course: Italian Songwriters 1

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Course title Italian Songwriters 1
Course code KRI/IP1N
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Italian
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Marini Alessandro, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Roots and traditions of Italian song. Song genres, musical instruments, the relation between the artist and his audience. Neapolitan song. Song and socio-cultural evolution in the 60´s: Modugno, Paoli, Tenco, Janacci, etc. The turn of the 60´s and 70´s and the early production by Fabrizio De André. Further evolution in production by Fabrizio De André. Selected authors of the 70´s: Battisti, De Gregori, Dalla etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to learn the Italian songster production as a social phenomenon.
Learning the Italian songster production as a way for understanding the Italian society, history and language variety.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Active participation in seminars, preparation for every lesson. Passing the exam.
Recommended literature
  • (199). La Canzone Italiana. Milano: Fabbri.
  • (1996). Versi Rock, La lingua della Canzone Italiana negli Anni ?80 e ?90, Accademia degli Scrausi. Milano: Rizzoli.
  • D. Bisutti. (1992). La Poesia Salva la Vita. A. Mondadori, Milano .
  • G. Baldazzi, L. Clarotti, A. Rocco. (1990). I Nostri Cantautori. Thema Ed., Bologna.
  • L. Costamagna. (1992). Cantare l`Italiano. Guerra Ed., Perugia .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -