Micromusics and macromusics

The traditional annual meeting at the end of January for academic thinking characterising the activities of the Intercultural Institute of Comparative Music Studies has undergone a change of title after thirty years and now becomes: the “IISMC Seminars: Music (and Musicologies) in the 21st Century“.

Program

Thursday 28th January 2016

• 9.30 – 10.00 Giovanni Giurati (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) Introductory greetings
• 10.00 – 12.30 Mark Slobin (Wesleyan University) Micromusics on the move
• 14.30 – 16.30 Serena Facci, Alessandro Cosentino, Vanna Crupi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”) “E stasera vado anche dal Papa”. Microcoralità per la Settimana Santa nella Roma transculturale

Friday 29th January 2016

• 9.30 – 12.30 Wayne Vitale (composer and independent researcher) The Lightbulb Ensemble: Strange Shades of Musical Light, followed by a conversation-interview with Giovanni Giurati
•  14.30 – 16.30 Thomas Porcello (Vassar University) Macrosound, Macrosonics: A Global Studio Aesthetics?

Saturday 30th January 2016

•  9.30 – 11.30 Maurizio Agamennone (University of Florence) and Giovanni De Zorzi (University of Venice Cà Foscari) Un probabile processo di micro-music? Il duduk come icona di “esotico” e “antico” nella recente musica per il cinema
• 11.30 – 13.00 Final Discussion, coordinated by Francesco Giannattasio (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)

The seminar is open to the public.

Discussant: Giorgio Adamo (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)

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