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Auteur(s) : Gjerdingen, Robert O.
Titre(s) : Child composers in the old conservatories [Texte imprimé] : how orphans became elite musicians / Robert O. Gjerdingen
Publication : New York, NY : Oxford University Press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 355 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346) and index
In seventeenth century Italy, overcrowding, violent political uprising, and plague
led an astonishing number of abandoned and orphaned children to overwhelm the cities.
Out of the piety of private citizens and the apathy of local governments, the system
of conservatori was created to house, nurture, and train these fanciulli vaganti (roaming
children) to become hatters, shoemakers, tailors, goldsmiths, cabinet makers, and
musicians--a range of practical trades that might sustain them and enable them to
contribute to society. Conservatori were founded across Italy, from Venice and Florence
to Parma and Naples, many specializing in a particular trade. Four music conservatori
in Naples gained particular renown for their exceptional training of musicians, both
performers and composers, all boys. By the eighteenth century, the graduates of the
Naples conservatories began to spread across Europe, with some 600 boys formerly in
residence beginning to dominate the European musical world. Other conservatories in
the country--including the Paris Conservatory--began to imitate the principles of
the Naples' conservatory's training, known as the partimento tradition. The daily
lessons and exercises associated with this tradition were largely lost--until author
Robert Gjerdingen discovered evidence of them in the archives of conservatories across
Italy and the rest of Europe. Compellingly narrated and richly illustrated, Child
Composers in the Old Conservatories follows the story of these boys as they undergo
rigorous training with the conservatory's maestri and eventually become maestri themselves,
then moves forward in time to see the influence of partimenti in the training of such
composers as Claude Debussy and Colette Boyer. Advocating for the revival of partimenti
in modern music education, the book explores the tremendous potential of this tradition
to enable natural musical fluency for students of all ages learning the craft today.
Sujet(s) : Protection de l'enfance -- Europe -- Histoire
Éducation des enfants -- Europe -- Histoire
Conservatoires de musique -- Naples (Italie) -- Influence
Conservatoires de musique -- Europe -- Histoire
Enfants musiciens -- Europe -- Histoire
Musique -- Étude et enseignement -- Europe -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190653590. - ISBN 0190653590
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46676903r
Notice n° :
FRBNF46676903
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Children in need ; Technologies of training ; Trial by contest
; Transforming commonplaces.
