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Join us July 14–16 in Sulmona, Italy, as we share voices and shape the future of popular music, identity, and education.

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The Middle Eastern influence on Italian Medieval Music
Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:25am - 11:50am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 5
This presentation explores how Middle Eastern music influenced medieval Europefollowing the 9th-century Arab invasion of Sicily, the Crusades and the commercialnetworks of the maritime republics. Focusing on the dances known as istampitte, in voguein the 1300 Florence, it examines their distinctive style, instrumental features, and MiddleEastern connections, highlighting how these exchanges contributed to shapingcompositional and instrumental practices in the Italian Ars Nova.
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avatar for Matteo Mariani

Matteo Mariani

Student, Berklee College of Music
Originally from Milan, Italy, Matteo Mariani began his formal music education at the Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Jazz Guitar.His academic excellence and artistic promise earned him a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he further refined his craft in an international and forward-thinking environment. There, he studied with renowned artists such as Mike... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:25am - 11:50am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 5 PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
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