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Edition 58 (1987) Winner
Nino Pirrotta
ニノ・ピロッタ
Nino Pirrotta
Aliases:
Antonino Pirrotta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-06-13 （Palermo）
- Died
- 1998-01-22 （Palermo） age 89
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Palermo → Florence → Rome → Princeton → Cambridge (Harvard) → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- musicologist, pianist, music critic, music history professor, music librarian
- Active Years
- 1930-1998
- Affiliations
- Palermo Conservatory, Rome Conservatory, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Rome
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Conservatory | — | Piano | — | 1920年代初頭-1927（中退） | Italy |
| University of Palermo | — | Literature | — | 1925-1927（中退） | Italy |
| Florence Conservatory | — | Organ | オルガン演奏・作曲 | 1927-1929 | Italy |
| University of Florence | — | Literature (art history emphasis) | 文学学位 | 1927-1930 | Italy |
Palermo Conservatory
Piano
Period:
1920年代初頭-1927（中退）
Country:
Italy
Studied piano but did not graduate
University of Palermo
Literature
Period:
1925-1927（中退）
Country:
Italy
Dropped out
Florence Conservatory
Organ
Degree:
オルガン演奏・作曲
Period:
1927-1929
Year of Graduation:
1929
Country:
Italy
Graduated with degrees in organ performance and composition
University of Florence
Literature (art history emphasis)
Degree:
文学学位
Period:
1927-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Italy
Thesis on Renaissance majolica painting
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kinkeldey Award | Li two Orfei | — | American Musicological Society | 受賞 |
Kinkeldey Award
1970
Work:
Li two Orfei
Organization:
American Musicological Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Il Sacchetti e la Tecnica Musicale
1935 Music HistoryOn the music and poetry of the Trecento
Italian Ars NovaTrecento
Music and Theater from Poliziano to Monteverdi
1970 Music HistoryTraces the pre-history of opera
Florentine CamerataEarly Opera
Bibliography
- Pirrotta, Nino (1955). "Marchettus de Padua and the Italian Ars Nova". Musica Disciplina 9: 57–71.
- Pirrotta, Nino (1994). "On Landini and San Lorenzo". Musica Disciplina 48: 5–13.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyDetailed archival analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Medieval and Renaissance musicItalian music history
Legacy
Internationally renowned for his scholarship on Italian music from the late medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque eras
Trivia
- Father's cousin was dramatist Luigi Pirandello
- Sister married composer Ottavio Ziino
- Restored Palermo Conservatory library after WWII bombing