2024
Literature and Music
Name: Literature and Music
Code: LLT10882L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To acquire knowledge about the history of the relationship between literature and music,
and to think about the shapes taken by that relationship.
and to think about the shapes taken by that relationship.
Contents
1. Prima le parole, dopo la musica or Prima la musica, dopo le parole? Discussions on the
relative importance of literary texts and music.
2. A pathway of historical evolution, between literature and music:
a. From the recitative to the text for music;
b. From Renaissance literature to Romantic program music.
relative importance of literary texts and music.
2. A pathway of historical evolution, between literature and music:
a. From the recitative to the text for music;
b. From Renaissance literature to Romantic program music.
Teaching Methods
Classes combine the lecture and seminar formats, including the listening of musical-literary works.
Marking is done through two written tests or, alternatively, through final examination.
Marking is done through two written tests or, alternatively, through final examination.
