Further articles
Kontrapunktwerkstatt XVII. News and (Digital) Perspectives on «Vicentino21»
Program On 7–8 May 2021, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis FHNW hosted the seminar Kontrapunktwerkstatt XVII. Digitalisierung in Forschung und Lehre (‘Counterpoint Workshop XVII. Digitization in Research and Teaching’), organized by the Music Theory department of the Schola in collaboration with the Institut für Musikforschung of…
Collating Vicentino’s «L’antica musica» (Rome 1555): New Digital Investigation Tools
In a study of textual criticism, the collation of sources is an operation of primary importance. It is a sophisticated process of comparing copies of the same text, looking for places where it differs. In early modern period, where corrections are common in printed books because the press could be…
«Vicentino21» and NIE-INE. An Unfortunately Much Too Short Cooperation
Every end is also a beginning. This admittedly very hackneyed phrase describes the relationship between “Vicentino21” and NIE-INE quite well. NIE-INE stands for “National Infrastructure for Editions” and is a project supported by swissuniversities. Its aim is to create a comprehensive work and publication platform for Swiss editions. For more than…
Towards a Census of Surviving Copies of Vicentino’s «L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica» (Rome 1555 and 1557)
The first step towards an extensive bibliographical survey of Nicola Vicentino’s L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica (Rome 1555 and 1557) is the census of the today preserved copies of the print. This investigation yielded several interesting surprises.An important starting point for music bibliographical research is provided by RISM. Published writings on music…
Researching at the Time of Covid-19
To reach Ferrara from Venice, Nicola Vicentino had to cross the border that separated the Republic of Venice from the territories of the Este dukedom. The border guards would stop him and ask him to show the documents and the good health bulletin (‘bollettino di sanità’). The protection of his patron,…
A Basilisk in Vicentino’s «L’antica musica»
There is a basilisk in Nicola Vicentino’s L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica. It is hidden inside one of the five big capital letters, illustrated with a mythological scene, which open the different books of the treatise: precisely in the ‘P’ opening the third book of the Prattica (fol. 43r). In the capital letter we…
Editing Vicentino’s «L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica» (Rome 1555): Critical and Bibliographical Perspectives
The present research project intends to investigate the historical, intellectual and musical context in which Nicola Vicentino (1510–1577) conceived his complex vision of music theory and musical praxis, transmitted in the treatise L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica, published in Rome in 1555. The work in preparing the critical edition of this…
Between Theory and Practice. Introducing a research project on Nicola Vicentino’s «L’antica musica» (Rome 1555)
Nicola Vicentino’s voluminous treatise «L’antica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica» (Rome 1555) is one of the pivotal texts on music, performance practice and music theory of the 16th century, which, however, has been underestimated and only partially evaluated so far. The author is notorious for his uncompromising implementation of the…