VIVA V.E.R.D.I.

Music from Risorgimento to the Unification of Italy

Edited by Roberto Illiano

Book cover: VIVA V.E.R.D.I.

Extent: 408 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Series: Studies on Italian Music History

Series volume number: 8

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2013)

ISBN: 9782503550183

Price: $163.00

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This book investigates the musical landscape of the Italian peninsula from the Risorgimento to the formation of the unitary State, focusing in particular on the relationship between music and national identity. The editor’s aim has been to examine a number of significant aspects of the topic, including: great musical figures and popu


The present book investigates the musical landscape of the Italian peninsula from the Risorgimento to the formation of the unitary State, focusing in particular on the relationship between music and national identity. The editor’s aim has been to examine a number of significant aspects of the topic, including: great musical figures and popular music; Italian musical institutions of the mid-nineteenth century, and the relationship between artistic output and the historical, political and social dynamics which culminated in the unification of Italy. The authors featured are: Cristina Aguilar Hernandez, Angela Bellia, Raffaella Bianchi, Maria Birbili, Carmela Bongiovanni, Pinuccia Carrer, Anna Cicatiello, Basil Considine, Mariateresa Dellaborra, Federico Gon, Philip Gossett, Jehoash Hirshberg, Olga Jesurum, Marina Mayrhofer, Joseph E. Morgan, Fiamma Nicolodi, Renato Ricco, Victor Sanchez Sanchez, Chloe Valenti.

  • Edited by Roberto Illiano