Vedere la musica. Film e video nello studio dei comportamenti musicali

The book presents a report of the personal experience of the author in the use of films and videos in the study of ethnomusicology, the teaching of the discipline and, especially, the field research. Both methodological and technical questions are presented and discussed. The book is structured in three parts: the first one, Introduction, deals in general and theoretical sense with the role of the visual experience both in music and ethnomusicology. The second and larger part, Researches, presents specific studies based on the use of video documentation in the field, emphasizing how audiovisual material can provide deeper understanding of musical structures and behaviour. The third part, Methods and techniques, presents some remarks on theoretical and practical questions related to the field work. The fourth and last part, Materials, introduces and comments a 35' film included in the attached DVD. The same DVD provides other edited videos and audiovisual examples as a necessary integration of the chapters in the book.