The Norient Special «Sonic Traces: From Italy» is a multi-layered, multimedia approach to the open question of «Italian Identity» in sound and music. A 132 page print version of the Norient Online Special.
A multi-layered, multimedia approach to the open question of «Italian identity» in sound and music. Through a variety of approaches, from essay to memoir, interview, video playlist, and open letter, this Special hopes to foster a broader conversation on the past and present of Italian culture, as it asks the unanswered question: what can be labeled as Italian music, after all? Order the book version of this Special now. Edited by Francesco Fusaro.
Introduction by Francesco FusaroSome people think they know what Italian music is, until you really start to ask.
Essay by Agostino QuarantaTaking cues from his interdisciplinary and research-based project Turbo Sud, visual artist and music producer Agostino Quaranta unearths the almost forgotten memories of electronic experiments made with pizzica pizzica, in the Southeast of Italy.
Short Essay by Federico Campagna, Francesco FusaroPhilosopher and scholar Federico Campagna reflects on the cultural and anthropological context of late Baroque music in 1700s Europe and Italy, and explores the intersections between art, philosophy, and religion in the time of Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and his son, Giovanni Domenico.
Sonic Traces: From Italy
Sonic Traces: From Italy
This Special is curated by Francesco Fusaro and funded by Italia Music Export, with the kind support of Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Londra and the Festival of Italian Literature in London.
