Emiliano Ricciardi

Emiliano Ricciardi is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in late Italian Renaissance music and 20th-century Italian music. His research examines musical settings of Torquato Tasso's poetry and music under fascism.

Education includes:

• Diploma in Violin Performance, University of Rome
• B.A. in Humanities, University of Rome
• MPhil from University of Cambridge
• Ph.D. from Stanford University (2013)

Research focuses on:

• Musical reception of Torquato Tasso's epic poetry
• Twelve-tone technique in fascist Italy
• Reception of Bach's music in modern Italy
• Digital humanities approaches to musicology

As director of the Tasso in Music Project, he leads a digital edition of musical settings of Tasso's poetry funded by a major NEH grant. Maintains active performance career as violinist and chamber musician.