Società Editrice di Musicologia
Italian academic publisher specializing in critical editions of Italian music and musicological essays, distributed online and on demand.
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Overview
Società Editrice di Musicologia (SEdM) is an Italian publishing house dedicated to musicology. According to its official website, it produces "critical editions of Italian music and musicological essays" (Edizioni critiche di musica italiana e saggistica musicologica) and distributes them online and on demand. Its catalogue spans a wide range of musical genres and scholarly categories, including mensural music, sacred music, instrumental music, chamber vocal music, opera, methods and treatises, essays, and a series titled "Voci di musiciste" (Voices of Women Musicians). The publisher also engages in co-editions (coedizioni) and maintains a section called "Saper bramate." The legal headquarters is listed as Lgt. Portuense 150, 00153 Roma, with tax code C.F. 97701420586. The website is bilingual (Italian and English) and features a catalogue, agenda, contacts, and a support section ("Sostieni la SEdM"). The publisher's output includes critical editions of works by composers such as Francesca Campana, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Giovanni Battista Cirri, Franco Faccio, Alessandro Scarlatti, Catterino Cavos, and Franchino Gaffurio, as well as essay volumes on topics like the post-mortem affair of Paganini, music at San Luigi dei Francesi in 18th-century Rome, and women musicians and composers. SEdM positions itself as a specialized academic publisher serving musicologists, performers, and music libraries, with a focus on Italian musical heritage. Its online and on-demand model allows it to keep specialized titles available without large print runs. The company is private and based in Rome.
History
Società Editrice di Musicologia (SEdM) is an Italian publishing company specialized in music studies, based in Rome. Its official website describes its mission as producing critical editions of Italian music and musicological essays, distributed online and on demand. The publisher's catalogue includes editions of works by composers from the Renaissance to the Romantic era, such as Franchino Gaffurio, Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Giovanni Battista Cirri, Francesca Campana, Franco Faccio, and Catterino Cavos. It also publishes essay collections on music history, including studies on the post-mortem reception of Niccolò Paganini, music at San Luigi dei Francesi in 18th-century Rome, and the role of women musicians and composers. The website features a bilingual interface (Italian and English) and sections for catalogue, agenda, contacts, and supporting the publisher. The legal headquarters is in Rome at Lgt. Portuense 150. The company operates as a private entity and does not appear to be listed on any stock exchange. Its online and on-demand distribution model allows it to serve a specialized international readership of musicologists, performers, and libraries.
Products and positioning
Specialized academic publisher of Italian musicology, offering critical editions and scholarly essays online and on demand.
Francesca Campana: Arie a una, due e tre voci
Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Sinfonia in do maggiore J-C 1
L'affaire Paganini: La vicenda post-mortem
Giovanni Battista Cirri: Sei trii per violino, viola e violoncello concertanti op. 18
Michela Berti: «Viva Luigi!» Musiche straordinarie a San Luigi dei Francesi di Roma nel XVIII secolo
Franco Faccio: Quartetto per archi in sol maggiore
Alessandro Scarlatti: Tre cantate da camera sul mito di Orfeo ed Euridice
Catterino Cavos: Ivan Susanin
Musiciste e compositrici 2. Creazione, interpretazione, didattica
Ivano Bettin: Musica, spettacolo e società a Parma dalle pagine del Diario di Giustiniano Borra (1694-1732)
Giulia Giovani, Francesco Lora: Giacomo Antonio Perti: corrispondenze dall'Europa
Franchino Gaffurio: Messe vol. 1
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