Discovering Music – Writing, Instruments, Practices, Knowledge

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An editorial project of the Società Italiana di Musicologia, curated by Marco Mangani and Francesco Rocco Rossi and published by LIM – Libreria Musicale Italiana. The series consists of 20 concise pocket-size volumes designed specifically for non-specialist readers wishing to explore the many facets of musical experience. It is divided into four series, devoted respectively to: 1) “Musical Notation”, 2) “Musical Instruments”, 3) “Music with Words”, 4) “Music without Words”.

List of volumes:

Series 1: Musical Notation

1. Marco Mangani, Listening to Writing. The Invention of Musical Notation, 2023
2. Michele Epifani – Francesco Rocco Rossi, Writing in Several Voices. In Search of the Perfect Notation, 2024
3. Marina Toffetti – Mariateresa Storino, With Great Expression. Musical Writing from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century, 2024

Series 2: Musical Instruments

1. Donatella Melini, Seeing Sounds. A Look at Musical Instruments, 2024
2. Francesco Giomi – Giulia Sarno, Electric Sound. Instruments and New Musical Technologies in the Twentieth Century and Beyond, 2024

Series 3: Music with Words

1. Massimo Privitera, The Song of Words. The Wonderful Encounter between Music and Poetry, 2024
2. Mila De Santis – Monica Benvenuti, The Language of Mute Things. Music and Words in the Twentieth Century, 2024
3. Volume forthcoming
4. Volume forthcoming
5. Antonio Calvia – Francesco Saggio, In Castles and Courts. Vocal Music between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, 2025

Series 4: Music without Words

1. Matteo Giuggioli, The Sound That Speaks. The Art of Instrumental Music, 2024
2. Antonella D’Ovidio – Aurelio Bianco, Sonatas & Concertos. Instrumental Music between the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, 2024
3. Maria Teresa Arfini – Paolo Russo, Forms in Motion. Instrumental Music between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, 2024
4. Angela Carone – Alessandro Cecchi, New Sound Worlds. Paths through Twentieth-Century Instrumental Music, 2024
5. Ilaria Sainato, Rita Zambon, The Music of Bodies. Dance from the Middle Ages to the Present Day, 2025