Corso di laurea magistrale in CAM
Cinema, Arti della scena, Musica e Media

Critical examination of the following topics:

History of classical Jazz.

Jazzas the product of the mixture and of the synergies generated by diverse populations in the southern States of the United States of America, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.Jazzand classical music. Jazzas a counterpoint to the Great Depression. The revolution in Jazzduring the Be-Bopera. Forms and types of improvisation. The Big Bandera and the great soloists

Students should demonstrate a level of knowledge and a degree of comprehension to provide sufficient cultural knowledge in their respective areas of professional activity and work, to further both personal growth and additional study after this first cycle; they should thus be capable of applying such knowledge base and comprehension capability in work settings, to acquire the ability to find and utilize data for responding to questions of both a concrete and abstract nature with regard to the History of Jazz, as it provides an example of globalisation that finds expression within the discipline of humanistic studies. Particular attention will be paid to the student's ability to comunicate based on the student's understanding of, ability with regard to and activity related to, the material studied, such that the student might continue with more advanced studies undertaken with minimal outside direction.

Classroom-based lectures.

Oral examination

The history of classic Jazzfrom its origins in New Orleans to the first avantgardist expressions of Be-Bop.

Reference text: "Marco Ravasini, Storia del JazzClassico (dalle origini al Be-Bop)“. Physical text unavailable.

Electronic availability through iTunes (only Mac platforms, iPad and iPhone):

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id692482309

Electronic availability through Kindle (all operating system platforms through the appropriate reader):

https://www.amazon.it/Storia-del-Jazz-Classico-origini-ebook/dp/B01JP32JX8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1470342188&sr=8-2&keywords=ravasini

Ancillary texts (recommended, more information on them during first lessons of the course):

Arrigo Polillo, Jazz. La vicenda e i protagonisti della musica afro-americana, Mondadori, Verona 1975.

Stefano Zenni, Che razza di musica. Jazz, blues, soul e le trappole del colore, EDT, Torino 2016.