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A great success for the event celebrating the rediscovery of the San Gaudenzo Codex
On 4 September, at the Sala Ressi of the Teatro Galli, the Ensemble Micrologus performed Soave odor per l’universo spande — music from the San Gaudenzo III songbook, held at the State Archives of Rimini and long thought lost. In the 1500s the manuscript had been cut into strips and reused to reinforce the…
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Music from the Trecento, lost inside a bookbinding
An article by Gregorio Moppi in la Repubblica (31 August 2026) tells a remarkable story: in the 1500s, a medieval music manuscript was cut into strips and reused to reinforce the binding of a monastery’s account book near Rimini. Nearly two hundred fragments have now been cleaned and digitally reassembled like a puzzle —…
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Vernacular Song and Dance in Italian Popular Devotion
The University of Trento hosted a three-day conference from June 4–6, 2026, focused on the connection between medieval laude and living oral traditions within Italian popular devotion. As part of the ERC Laudare project directed by Francesco Zimei, the event explored how sacred movement and the body function in Italian rituals, while examining vernacular…
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The Laudare Project – Arts and Humanities
During the Radio 1 Programme ‘Alla Sorgente del Sapere’ the episode – launched on the 24th of March 2026 – explores the evocative synergy between music and poetry, with a dedicated focus on the Laudare Project. The discussion features insights from Francesco Zimei and Giacomo Pirani, who delve into the project which investigates the…
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Seminar on Music, Tradition, and Humanism
On March 12, 2026, the University of Trento hosts a seminar dedicated to the transition between ecclesiastical traditions and humanist innovations in music. Organized under the ERC AdG LAUDARE project (PI Prof. Francesco Zimei), the event brings together leading scholars to discuss the evolution of musical education. The program begins at 11:00 AM with…
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A Journey to the wellspring of Sacred Song with Francesco Zimei
As part of the celebrations for L’Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, the Società Aquilana dei Concerti “Bonaventura Barattelli” presents an event of distinction, featured within its prestigious 2025/2026 Season. On the 3rd of March, 2026, within the prestigious setting of Palazzo Di Paola, Francesco Zimei — Principal Investigator of the Laudare Project —…
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Non-Latin Song and Dance in Popular Devotion in Italy – Call for papers
From 4 to 6 June 2026 the Univerisity of Trento will host two study days dedicated to song and dance in popular devotion, with a special focus on traditions beyond the use of Latin. The initiative takes place within the framework of the Laudare project and approaches these themes primarily from an ethnomusicological perspective.…
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Cantare il Medioevo – Book Presentation
The Cortona Lauda: Between Religious Devotion and Civic Identity On September 18th, at the State Archives of Siena, the volume Cantare il Medioevo (published by L’Erma di Bretschneider) will be presented: La Lauda a Cortona tra devozione ed identità civica, edited by Francesco Zimei and Simone Allegria
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Le origini della lauda / Le laude delle origini – Press Release
A bit of press review of the Symposium The Origins of the Lauda / The Laude of the Origins which will be held in Cortona from 4 to 6 September 2025: Università di Trento – Alle radici del canto spirituale in volgare italiano nell’ottavo centenario del Cantico di frate Sole Classicult.it 06/08/2025 – Convegno…
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SAVE THE DATE! Cortona 04-06 September, 2025
FULL PROGRAM at the following LINK From September 4-6, 2025, join us in Cortona for the international symposium dedicated to the origins of the lauda. Organized within the framework of the Laudare project, this event marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Brother Sun—a foundational text in the history of…