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Audiomobiles, Sculptures and Conundrums
No full textRoberto Gerhard was a pioneer of electronic music in England creating a number of substantial concert, theatre and radio works from as early as 1954. Gerhard’s electronic music is one of the richest repositories for understanding the development of the composer’s late compositional technique. Apart from the Symphony no.3, ‘Collages’, none of Gerhard’s electronic music is published. This paper will discuss aspects of Gerhard’s electronic music, focusing on Audiomobiles (1958-59) and Sculptures (1963)
Forest functions and space: a geohistorical perspective of European forests
No full textThe history of man has been linked to the history of wood since prehistoric
times and because the forest is the main place where this resource is available,
forest spaces are also directly linked to the evolution of human society.
The objective of this paper is to analyze the historical evolution of the functions
assigned by humans to forests, highlighting how they affect the production
of space from a diachronic perspective. Focusing our attention on some
European countries, we highlight that although historically, wood production
was the most important function provided by wooded lands, other functions
were also attributed to forests. The awareness of these functions emerged
when an overexploitation of forest resources produced a lack of a specific service.
When these services corresponded to a societal demand, they produced
welfare benefits for the society, which were recognized as forest functions.
Thus even the functions evolved in time according to the evolution of societal
needs. Evaluating when and how each societal demand emerged, and consequently
the moment each function was recognized, is an essential prerequisite
even for a more accurate interpretation of current forest management practices.
Not only is the temporal dimension of forest functions relevant, so is the
spatial scale, which may differ considerably between them, ranging from the
specific forest area and its owner for the productive function; to the catchment
area and its inhabitants for the protective function; to a potentially
larger area for the cultural and biodiversity function; and to the entire globe
for the carbon-retention function. The strict, and sometimes competing, interactions
between these functions may also be recognized in the production of
space, which evolved in time according to the evolution of the corresponding
societal needs. A forest parcel assigned to a productive function is a material
space, marked in the field by colored signs, but it may also be virtually represented
by a forest model or be part of some protected area. But this picture
would change if, instead of looking at the present, we consider the past and
the different sensations and representations concerned with forests. These
complex interactions, between different functions and spatial dimensions, justify
the need to balance a segregative management system with a wider, multifunctional
integrated approach. What has emerged from our study is that to
reach this difficult equilibrium, it is useful to consider the production processes
of these forest spaces. Through this analytical approach, we can understand
the interactions occurring over time between the evolution of the
demands expressed by society and the main changes occurred on the forest
landscape
Roberto Gerhard’s Sound Compositions: A Historical-Philological Perspective. Archive, Process, Intent and reenactment
No full textThis research advances the current state of knowledge in the field of early tape music both empirically and methodologically. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact that the electronic medium exerted in the musical thinking of Roberto Gerhard, one of the most outspoken, prolific and influential composers in the Spanish diaspora whose musical legacy, for the most part unknown, is a major landmark in the early history of electroacoustic music. Gerhard’s personal tape collection, one of the largest historical archives of its kind reported in the literature, is exceptional for both its antiquity (50+-year-old tapes) and its abundance of production materials. Through the digitisation and analysis of the composer’s tape collection this research argues that the empirical study of audio documents sets out a basis for a broader understanding of textual processes. More specifically, the research demonstrates that the reconstruction of works based on magnetic tape sketches is a powerful method to advance the understanding of early tape music. This research also examines Gerhard’s sound compositions in relation to the post-war context in which they were composed. Finally, this research presents performance documentation that proposes an approach to the electroacoustic music repertoire in which creativity is not at odds with rigor and critical discernment demonstrating that archival study can be closely aligned to the concept of re-enactment
Filologia editoriale, Roberto Calasso in dialogo con Paola Italia e Francisco Rico
No full textPaola Italia e Francisco Rico intervengono sul libro di Roberto Calasso, presidente e fondatore di Adelphi Edizioni, L'impronta dell'editore, e discutono di problemi di filologia delle forme editoriali, dal punto di vista dell'autore, del lettore e dell'editore.Paola Italia and Francisco Ricos interview Roberto Calasso, Publisher, Writer, and Founder of Adelphi Edizioni, about his book: L'impronta dell'editore, talking about philology, publishing and editing, from the author, the reader and the publisher's point of view
Roberto Tibau and the process of making architecture
No full textEste estudo documenta a vida e a obra de Roberto José Goulart Tibau (1924-2003), arquiteto brasileiro. O objetivo fundamental - e mais importante - é reunir informações sobre os projetos e obras mais significativos desenvolvidos durante sua atividade profissional, tornando-os acessíveis através dessa pesquisa. O trabalho baseou-se em pesquisa bibliográfica, levantamento e registro das obras e projetos realizados, currículo profissional, e depoimento de Tibau, concedido ao autor, em 1998. Em Roberto Tibau e o fazer arquitetura são descritos os caminhos percorridos pelo arquiteto; o contexto histórico de sua formação e atuação profissional; a relação de sua produção arquitetônica com outras obras da época; e eventuais referências projetuais utilizadas na criação dos seus projetos. Este trabalho vem preencher uma lacuna bibliográfica considerável, trazendo à luz, a obra deste significativo arquiteto, que dedicou sua vida ao trabalho na prancheta, na qual deixou sua marca de humanista.This study documents the life and work of Roberto José Goulart Tibau (1924-2003), a Brazilian architect. It aims to collect information about the most significant projects developed during the years of his professional career, which will become available through this research. The present study based on bibliographical research, examination and registration of the projects executed by the architect, his resumé, and his testimonial to the author of this research, in 1998. In Roberto Tibau and the process of making architecture there is a description of the ways in which his projects were conceived; the historical context through his professional activity since graduation, the relation between his own production and the production of other architects of the same period, and the projecting references used for his creations. This research is also an attempt to fill a signicant bibliographical gap of architecture history in Brazil by bringing to light the work of this relevant architect, who dedicated his life to working on his drawing table, leaving to us his humanistic style
Valutazione delle condizioni igieniche della lavorazione e del pescato nella marineria di Manfredonia
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Uso di farine non convenzionali per la produzione di cereali da prima colazione: studio sui pretrattamenti enzimatici II
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