The project BeniMusicali
The project BeniMusicali is promoted by CIMAmusic with the collaboration of Garamond, its objective is to value, thanks to the technologies available on web, the Italian musical heritage, and to allow the access
- of transcriptions of musical scores to public domain
- editions of the scores and of the relative separated parts for study and performance purposes
- audio files of previously unpublished excerpts and performances (MP3)
The resources made available by BeniMusicali can both be downloaded freely or be bought online with the licence of Creative Common in XML and PDF format.
The conservation of our Cultural Heritage, since it is a heritage shared by all mankind, is a requirement of a civilised society such as ours. The knowledge and promotion of our Heritage and its distinct cultural identities are a guarantee of peace, security, stability and development.
These are transmitted these days not only by means of the numerous ways in which mankind’s cultural inheritance has always been expressed, but also through new means of production, distribution and usage.
The work of researching and conserving our Cultural Heritage is one area which is taking advantage of the opportunities that the digital age has put at our disposal: instant access to the media, to communication and to information, to intellectual and cultural output, to a network of interaction, the right of access to the strata of knowledge and human genius laid down over time.
Among the great strata of Culture and Art, Italian music is one of the most widespread in the world. We believe its conservation and diffusion should be a civil and political priority for Italy, Europe and the World Community.
The Italian Centre for Ancient Music (Centro Italiano di Musica Antica) aims to promote and manage a web site dedicated to the appreciation of the vast historical musical heritage in Italy through research and the critical analysis of musical works, transcriptions, and audio-visual recordings
The achievement of the task of promoting and diffusing our Italian musical heritage involves the setting up of a complex operation which can make use of institutional contributions (European, State and Regional Bodies), professional skills (Musicologists, Philologists, Musicians), technical skills (Transcribers), commercial activities (Audio visual publication and production), and live performances both in Italy and abroad.
Task achievement also makes up the content itself of the enterprise: it will bring the individual research of scholars and artists to the fore, it will promote the work of specialised figures, it will create networks of shared interests and links between productions, institutions and users, it will contribute to the spread of an image of Italian excellence through a universal language.
The Italian Centre for Ancient Music (Centro Italiano di Musica Antica) believes it can offer its existing links with Europeean Academic Institutions, Libraries, Musicologists and Artists throughout Europe in order to start up a trial scheme aimed at analysing the project.
Scientific management is entrusted to the project organizer Prof Riccardo Martinini.
The platform for the publication of the services required is provided by Garamond srl.
