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In conjunction with that evening’s Music in the Pavilion concert,Ìý, this symposium will cover the recently-acquired manuscript of Francesco Petrarca’sÌýRerum vulgarium fragmentaÌýÌýandÌý°Õ°ù¾±³Ü³¾±è³ó¾±.Ìý

This symposium is co-sponsored by ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Libraries, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Music, and the Center for Italian Studies.

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September 27, 2024, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Open to the Public

Registration is required for guests outside of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ community and encouraged for all participants.Ìý.

Guests outside of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ community must bring a government ID to enter the library.

An afternoon symposium, in conjunction with that evening’s Music in the Pavilion concert,Ìý, will highlight Ms. Codex 2196, the recently-acquired manuscript of Francesco Petrarca’s (Petrarch’s)ÌýRerum vulgarium fragmentaÌý—Ìýoften referred to as the songbook par excellence,Ìýil canzoniereÌý—ÌýandÌý°Õ°ù¾±³Ü³¾±è³ó¾±.

Speakers will examine the manuscript’s production in Florence during the third quarter of the fifteenth century, unveiling significant aspects of its scribe’s and illuminator’s work. The symposium will include presentations on new developments in theÌý, a rich-text digital edition of the partially autograph manuscripts of Petrarca’sÌýcanzoniere, and on theÌýÌý(MODE), a critical edition of the music of Luca Marenzio (ca. 1553-1599).

Speakers include:

• Francesco Marco Aresu (University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania)
• Mauro Calcagno (University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania)
• Giuseppe Gerbino (Columbia University)
• Nicholas Herman (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies)
• Lucia Marchi (University of Trento)
• Wayne Storey (Indiana University)

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SYMPOSIUM

2:00-3:30

Presentation of the Ms. Codex 2196, the recently acquired manuscript of Petrarca’s works, and of theÌý, a digital edition of Petrarca’s autograph of the canzoniere.

Speakers: Wayne Storey (Indiana University), Nicholas Herman (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies), Francesco Marco Aresu (University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania)

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3:30-4:00: Coffee break

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4:00-5:00

Presentation of the beta version ofÌý, the online digital edition of Luca Marenzio’s secular music.

Speakers: Mauro Calcagno (University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania), Giuseppe Gerbino (Columbia University), Lucia MarchiÌý(University of Trento)

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CONCERT

7:00-8:30, with pre-concert talk at 6:15

, Performed byÌýÌýandÌýÌýdirected by Meg Bragle.