Introduction In this article, we will describe in simple stages the historical period in which the fortepiano reached its maximum diffusion as an instrument favoured by the major composers and instrumentalists of the world. Although we cannot indicate the precise moment in which we switched from the intimacy of the...

Introduction In this article we will talk most practically and concisely possible about Curt Sachs (1881-1959), considered the founder of modern Organology: he investigated the main historiographical events that hinge on this discipline, and from which we draw today the results of important musicological investigations. Where to start? The introductory...

Introduction In this article I would like to talk to you in the most practical and concise way possible about one of the most influential trilogies of the Italian nineteenth century: the so-called Popular Trilogy, including Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata, written by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) over a period...

Introduction In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about the work Carmina Burana, one of the most famous by Carl Orff (1895-1982). This orchestral masterpiece follows an ancient tradition: let’s take a step back and explore the origins of one of the...

Introduction In this article we will answer in the most practical and concise way possible to the question Who invented musical notes? through a historical synthesis of the main events and protagonists of the story. In particular, we will focus on the birth of note names. Who Invented Musical Notes?...

Introduction In this article I would like to talk to you in the most practical and concise way possible about the madrigal in Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), which is part of a poetic-musical genre that flourished in Renaissance Florence, more precisely in the sixteenth century. The Madrigal In The ‘ 300...