Fonti greche per nuovi modelli pedagogici nella laus musicae di Franchino Gaffurio (1492)

Franchino Gaffurio's introduction to his Theorica musice (1492) takes the inveterate form of an encomium of music. However, in this case, the encomium is notable for its abundant and previously unnoticed quotations drawn f rom Greek literature. Of particular significance are the quotations f rom the De musica by pseudo Plutarch, filtered through Francesco Filelfo's Convivia Mediolanensia, and f rom Marsilio Ficino's translations of the Platonic Dialogues. The paper analyses the translators' approach to Greek sources and Gaffurio's reception of their translations, examining both linguistic and con- ceptual aspects. Furthermore, it argues that the encomium of the Theorica, rather than being mere rhetoric, serves indeed as a manifesto for a pedagogical curriculum of music studies influenced by Plato's recently rediscovered educa- tional theories.