Ostiglia Application Process
M 603: Codicology and Manuscript Description
Instructor: Prof. Giovanni Zanovello
Application guidelines
This course will take place at the Greggiati Collection in Ostiglia (Italy). The educational component of this course focuses on teaching students how to work with manuscripts not only as sources of music, but also as material objects. To this end, the course includes several components: first, the students need the basics of codicology (everything from manuscript construction to handwriting, layout, etc.); they need to be able to analyze the contents of the manuscript, from the music itself to marginalia, so as to catalogue the manuscript and its contents according to the standards established by the Repertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM). Finally, because the manuscripts we will be cataloguing are part of a single private collection that has been preserved in its entirety, we will also study selected secondary literature on collecting in general.
The program will take place in Ostiglia between 7 and 31 May 2013. There will be a 6 pre-course sessions in Bloomington during the Spring 2013 semester (dates TBA).
The application is due on December 7th at 5:00PM and should be submitted to Shauna Peatross at the Musicology Office (M225H), or via email to musicol [at] indiana [dot] edu
Interested students should apply by submitting a brief letter of application (500 words maximum), describing their relevant background (see below) and either a project they might pursue in conjunction with the course (either before its beginning or after its completion) or a statement of how the course will enhance their scholarly and professional experience in the musicology program (this includes those students enrolled in the joint MLS/Musicology program).
In your letter, please describe your
- status in the musicology program;
- knowledge of Italian (including courses or other programs of study);
- knowledge (if any) of manuscript description, cataloguing, or other library expertise;
- specific areas of research interest in the general areas covered by the Greggiati collection (18th- and early 19th-century Italian opera and sacred vocal repertory; 18th-19th century instrumental music; history of music theory in printed sources in the 16th and 17th centuries); and
- prior experience in study abroad programs.
The research project need not be tied to the Greggiati collection (although it may be).
