L'impatto dei nuovi media sulla monografia: Prospettive per la musicologia

only changed the way we create, preserve, and exchange music, but it has also had a profound influence on the way we communicate and disseminate musical knowledge. Under the influence of computational technologies, new editorial models have started to emerge for online and offline digital editions. Still, the musicological monograph has so far remained largely untouched by the digital landscape. The present article investigates the methodological implications of the application of digital technology to the musicological monograph and the impact of the changes introduced by the digital medium on the author, content, and reader of the monograph. Personalized reading paths and interactive interfaces increase reader involvement, while digital encoding of musical sound and score promotes the integration of sound- and score-based analysis. Overall, digital presentation of musicological discourse allows for a level of engagement with the subject matter far exceeding that available in the print medium and as a result can contribute significantly to the historical and aesthetic understanding of the musical repertoire.