The latest volume of *Materiali di Estetica* is dedicated to three great figures of our time who have passed away in recent months: the philosophers Virgilio Melchiorre (1931–2026), Giangiorgio Pasqualotto (1946–2025) and our friend, the musician, musicologist and journalist for Rai Radio 3, Nicola Pedone (1958–2026). My contribution takes its starting point from Nicola’s keen curiosity about ‘other’ musical cultures and their respective aesthetics. Although he was brought up (excellently) within the European classical music tradition, Nicola could listen free from preconceptions and stereotypes. In this, Pedone was probably aided by his philosophical background, which I knew nothing about when I first met him in Turin in 2010, and which over time became common ground for conversations and walks. My contribution is composed of three movements: in the first, I begin by looking back at the various occasions on which we collaborated, which demonstrate what the ‘Call for Papers’ describes as his ‘constant exploration of the many ways in which music intertwines with the other arts’. This is particularly true of two concerts by our Ensemble Marâghî and a few Ottoman miniatures depicting musical scenes, which we had focused on in two episodes of ‘Quadri che suonano’. This curiosity of his gives rise to the second movement, in which I examine some of his reflections on the contemporary global market, which seem to me to lead to the very recent field of Transcultural Musicology, of which Nicola strikes me as an excellent representative. The third movement of this Sonata stems from Nicola’s curiosity about the aesthetics and ‘philosophies’ (hence the title of this piece) inherent in the indivi- dual musical cultures with which he came into contact. I thus isolate a few reflections on the concept of ‘music’ in the Middle Eastern musicological tradition and on the concept of ‘listening’ (samā‘) in Sufism (tasawwuf), which refer back to Plato and his concept of anámnesis. (ἀνάμνησις, ‘remembrance, recollection’).
L'ultimo volume di "Materiali di Estetica" è dedicato a tre grandi personalità dei nostri tempi scomparse negli ultimi mesi: i filosofi Virgilio Melchiorre (1931-2026), Giangiorgio Pasqualotto (1946-2025) e l'amico musicista, musicologo e giornalista di Rai Radio 3 Nicola Pedone (1958-2026). Il mio contributo inizia dalla sensibile curiosità di Nicola per le “altre” culture musicali e per le loro rispettive estetiche. Pur se cresciuto (ottimamente) in ambito eurocolto, Nicola era capace di un ascolto libero da preconcetti e stereotipi. In questo Pedone era probabilmente aiutato dalla sua formazione filosofica, che non conoscevo affatto quando lo conobbi per la prima volta a Torino nel 2010, e che diventò nel tempo terreno comune per conversazioni e passeggiate. Il mio contributo è composto in tre movimenti: nel primo, inizio riandando alle varie occasioni di collaborazione che ci sono state tra noi e che dimostrano quella che la Call for Paper definisce la sua “costante esplorazione dei molteplici modi in cui la musica si intreccia con le altre arti”. È soprattutto il caso di due concerti del nostro Ensemble Marâghî e di alcune miniature ottomane con scene di musica sulle quali ci eravamo concentrati per due puntate di “Quadri che suonano”. Da questa sua curiosità scaturisce il secondo movimento, nel quale prendo in esame alcune sue riflessioni sul mercato globale contemporaneo che mi sembrano condurre alla recentissima Musicologia Transculturale, della quale Nicola mi sembra un ottimo rappresentante. Il terzo movimento di questa Sonata muove dalla curiosità di Nicola per le estetiche e le “filosofie” (da qui il titolo di queste righe) immanenti nelle singole culture musicali con le quali veniva a contatto, argomento di diversi nostri incontri. Isolo, così, alcune riflessione sul concetto di “musica” nella tradizione musicologica mediorientale e sul concetto di “ascolto” (samā‘) nel sufismo (tasawwuf) che rinviano a Platone e al suo concetto di anàmnesi (ἀνάμνησις, “ricordo, reminescenza”).
"Filosofie della Musica"
Giovanni DE ZORZI
2026
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The latest volume of *Materiali di Estetica* is dedicated to three great figures of our time who have passed away in recent months: the philosophers Virgilio Melchiorre (1931–2026), Giangiorgio Pasqualotto (1946–2025) and our friend, the musician, musicologist and journalist for Rai Radio 3, Nicola Pedone (1958–2026). My contribution takes its starting point from Nicola’s keen curiosity about ‘other’ musical cultures and their respective aesthetics. Although he was brought up (excellently) within the European classical music tradition, Nicola could listen free from preconceptions and stereotypes. In this, Pedone was probably aided by his philosophical background, which I knew nothing about when I first met him in Turin in 2010, and which over time became common ground for conversations and walks. My contribution is composed of three movements: in the first, I begin by looking back at the various occasions on which we collaborated, which demonstrate what the ‘Call for Papers’ describes as his ‘constant exploration of the many ways in which music intertwines with the other arts’. This is particularly true of two concerts by our Ensemble Marâghî and a few Ottoman miniatures depicting musical scenes, which we had focused on in two episodes of ‘Quadri che suonano’. This curiosity of his gives rise to the second movement, in which I examine some of his reflections on the contemporary global market, which seem to me to lead to the very recent field of Transcultural Musicology, of which Nicola strikes me as an excellent representative. The third movement of this Sonata stems from Nicola’s curiosity about the aesthetics and ‘philosophies’ (hence the title of this piece) inherent in the indivi- dual musical cultures with which he came into contact. I thus isolate a few reflections on the concept of ‘music’ in the Middle Eastern musicological tradition and on the concept of ‘listening’ (samā‘) in Sufism (tasawwuf), which refer back to Plato and his concept of anámnesis. (ἀνάμνησις, ‘remembrance, recollection’).| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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