Sounding the Bookshelf 1501 : Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books

• Autore: Shephard Tim
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK : , : Open Book Publishers, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 pages)
• Disciplina: 780.945
• Soggetto topico: Music - Italian influences
• Altri autori: DoyleOliver O'FlahertyCiara PageAnnabelle ŞtefănescuLaura
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- 0. Introduction -- 0.1 Methodology -- 0.2 Authors and Readers -- 0.3 The 1501 Corpus and Contemporary Libraries -- 0.4 Everyday Musical Knowledge -- 0.5 Structure and Editorial Policies -- 1. Lifestyle -- 1.1 Education -- 1.2 Conduct -- 1.3 Health and Wellbeing -- 1.4 Astrology -- 1.5 Conclusions -- 2. Poetry -- 2.1 Indications of Performance -- 2.2 Landscape -- 2.3 The Beloved -- 2.4 The Author -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 3. Scholarship -- 3.1 Natural Philosophy -- 3.2 Rhetoric -- 3.3 Literature -- 3.4 History -- 3.5 Law 4. Conclusions to Volume 1:A Musical Life in Italy c.1501 -- Appendix: 1501 Excerpts -- Bibliographies -- 1. 1501 Books -- 2. Other Primary Sources -- 3. Modern Literature -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Sounding the Bookshelf 1501' explores how everyday texts in Renaissance Italy engaged with music, sound, and hearing. Of the 358 known editions printed in 1501, only a few contained formal music notation or specialist theory. Yet a surprising wealth of musical knowledge emerges from religious texts, classical commentaries, lifestyle guides, poetry, and more. These sources-rarely penned by professional musicians-reflect the broader cultural presence of music in early 16th-century life, touching on themes like music's moral influence, its role in education, and its scientific understanding. Drawing from an ambitious cross-disciplinary survey, this groundbreaking study repositions everyday references to music as vital to understanding Renaissance musical culture. It challenges scholars to look beyond elite and theoretical traditions, and instead engage with the rich, often-overlooked world of non-specialist musical discourse. Set against the backdrop of 1501-a landmark year when Ottaviano Petrucci revolutionized music printing-this book offers a compelling snapshot of how music was understood and discussed by ordinary readers in Renaissance Italy. By sounding out these diverse voices, the project reimagines the contours of music history and opens new avenues for musicological inquiry.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sounding the Bookshelf 1501
• ISBN: 1-80511-633-9; 1-80511-634-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911018844103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II