The project

The project examines a collection of more than 4300 perforated rolls for the semi-automatic performance by piano players. These are particularly rare sound supports that need conservative care and enhancement.
The conservation of the of rolls collection includes:

  • the accurate control of the rolls and their precise cataloguing;
  • scanning of the rolls, for preservative purposes of intrinsically fragile paper supports.

The valuation of the collection is carried out with:

  • the sound conversion of the rolls, by processing their scans from the graphic format to the sound format (midi file) using a special software;
  • the analog performance – and the relative recording – of selected rolls, in particular those with performances made by important pianists of the early twentieth century, untraceable on other contemporary media (the first records);
  • the preparation of a website to host and disseminate the results of cataloguing, scanning and sound;
  • the possible realization of one or more CDs with the analog execution of a selected group of rolls;
  • the reconstruction of the entire catalogue of FIRST (Fabbrica Italiana Rulli Sonori Traforati), the most important Italian company producing rolls, and a parallel survey of other minor Italian brands, on which literature is completely lacking.

Mail: fonoteca@unipv.it

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Other sites linked to the project:

http://musicologia.unipv.it/dipartimento/first/index.html
http://www.ammi-italia.com
https://sites.google.com/view/ammi-lab/home
https://www.musica-mechanica.de/pages/de/termine.php
https://www.museomusicalia.it

Goals

First goal: € 5.000

Catalogation of all F.I.R.S.T. rolls, scanning and MIDI conversion of 1.000 F.I.R.S.T. rolls, design of a website for dissemination of the results.

Second goal: € 10.000

First goal + Catalogation of the remaining of the entire rolls collection, scanning and MIDI conversion of the other F.I.R.S.T. rolls

Third goal: € 15,000

First two goals + Scanning and MIDI conversion of the metronomic rolls by other companies

Fourth goal: € 20.000

First three goals + Scanning and MIDI conversion of the reproducing and of the “ethnic” rolls, prodcution of a demo CD or DVD

 

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Rewards

€ 20  1 CD with music from reproducing rolls

€ 50 3 CDs with music from reproducing rolls

€ 150 set of 10 CDs + quotation among the credits in the website

€ 500 set of 10 CDs + quotation among the credits in the website + place of honor in concert for autopiano + name plate on the shelves of the rolls showroom

Team

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Pietro Zappalà

Responsabile progetto | Founder

Pietro Zappalà

Responsabile progetto | Founder
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Eleonora Rocconi

Responsabile Terza Missione del Dipartimento

Eleonora Rocconi

Responsabile Terza Missione del Dipartimento
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Alessandro Bratus

Corresponsabile gestione audiorisorse

Alessandro Bratus

Corresponsabile gestione audiorisorse
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Massimiliano Guido

Responsabile della Collezione di strumenti musicali

Massimiliano Guido

Responsabile della Collezione di strumenti musicali
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Alice Tavilla

Esperta di social media

Alice Tavilla

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Andrea Rampin

Tutor mediateca

Andrea Rampin

Tutor mediateca
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Giampaolo Zeccara

Esperto di grafica

Giampaolo Zeccara

Esperto di grafica
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Ingrid Pustijanac

Esperta di musica del Novecento

Ingrid Pustijanac

Esperta di musica del Novecento
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Marco Cosci

Assegnista di ricerca

Marco Cosci

Assegnista di ricerca
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Pierluigi Bontempi

Consulenza informatica e delegato alla comunicazione

Pierluigi Bontempi

Consulenza informatica e delegato alla comunicazione
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Federica Rovelli

Esperta in digital humanities

Federica Rovelli

Esperta in digital humanities
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Maria Jennifer Falcone

Esperta di social media

Maria Jennifer Falcone

Esperta di social media
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Backers

  1. Luciana Bazzini
  2. Marco Mangani
  3. Marco Racchi
  4. Erogazione liberale Associazione Centro Studi Amiloidosi
  5. Anonymous
  6. Ernestino Marchetti
  7. Franco Severi
  8. Evento 'Canzone napoletana' 'Canzone napoletana'
  9. AMMILAB
  10. Evento 'Tango' 'Canzone napoletana'
  11. Vanio Monzani
  12. Evento 'Mondo musica'
  13. Evento 'Cinema muto'
  14. Evento 'Operetta' 'Canzone napoletana'
  15. Luca Rossi
  16. Anonymous
  17. Reinhard Grenz
  18. Evento CRART
  19. Evento "Notte dei musei 2019"
  20. Laura Staccioli
  21. Fabio Simari
  22. Ilaria Cabrini
  23. Evento "Giornate FAI di primavera"
  24. Gabriele Maris
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  • Donazione minima

  • 1 CD con musica tratta da rulli reproducing

  • 3 CD con musica tratta da rulli reproducing

  • Cofanetto di 10 CD + menzione nei credits del sito web

  • Cofanetto di 10 CD + menzione nei credits del sito web + posto d’onore in occasione di un concerto per autopiano + targhetta nominativa sulle scaffalature della sala d’esposizione dei rulli