Literature and Music in Medieval Italy

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Italians and Italianists at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Kristina Olson

Organizer Affiliation

George Mason Univ.

Presider Name

Kristina Olson

Paper Title 1

The Origin of Italian Literature: Music and Poetry in Italian Vernacular before Dante and the Scuola Siciliana

Presenter 1 Name

Nicolino Applauso

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Loyola Univ. Maryland

Paper Title 2

Uses of Musical Texts and Performances in Italian Literature Based on Boccaccio's Decameron

Presenter 2 Name

Cathy Ann Elias

Presenter 2 Affiliation

DePaul Univ.

Paper Title 3

The Planetary Symphonies of Giorgio Anselmi Parmense (1385?-1443?): Reforming the Monophonic Tradition of the Music of the Spheres for the Polyphonic Era

Presenter 3 Name

Johann F. W. Hasler

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. de Antioquia

Start Date

16-5-2015 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 2355

Description

While abundant studies have treated the relationship between religion and medieval music, very few examined how vernacular poetry has been associated with music, and how this connection impacted Italy through various contexts. This panel seeks to explore the link between literature and music on a multidisciplinary level through various genres (lauda, canzone, ballata, sonnetto, madrigale, etc.) and within different perspectives (cultural, social, political, historical, economic, etc.).

Kristina Olson