Promuovere l'apertura e l'accessibilità degli archivi musicali attraverso formati multistrato

Autori

  • Vanessa Faschi Laboratory of Music Informatics (LIM), Department of Computer Science, University of Milan
  • Federico Avanzini Laboratory of Music Informatics (LIM), Department of Computer Science, University of Milan
  • Luca Andrea Ludovico Laboratory of Music Informatics (LIM), Department of Computer Science, University of Milan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.2532-8816/21759

Parole chiave:

IEEE 1599, Formati Multistrato, Inclusione, Usabilità, Accessibilità, Collezioni, Archivi, Musica

Abstract

Questo articolo esplora l’importante intersezione tra apertura e accessibilità nel contesto degli archivi musicali digitali, sottolineando le sfide poste dai materiali rari, fragili e spesso manoscritti. Basandosi su ricerche precedenti, lo studio introduce formati di rappresentazione multistrato, in particolare lo standard IEEE 1599, come soluzione praticabile per colmare le lacune in termini di usabilità, inclusività e interpretabilità per diversi gruppi di utenti, compresi quelli con disabilità sensoriali, motorie e cognitive. Attraverso due casi di studio tratti dall’Archivio Storico Ricordi, il documento dimostra come i formati multistrato consentano l’accesso sincronizzato ai contenuti musicali attraverso varie modalità, tra cui la notazione simbolica, l’audio, i media visivi e i metadati. L’adattabilità di questi formati non solo facilita un accesso più ricco ed equo per gli studiosi e il pubblico in generale, ma supporta anche la progettazione di tecnologie assistive e interfacce personalizzate. In definitiva, il lavoro evidenzia il potenziale degli approcci multistrato per trasformare gli archivi musicali in spazi inclusivi e interattivi che preservano il patrimonio culturale e allo stesso tempo democratizzano il coinvolgimento con la musica.

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Pubblicato

2026-01-29

Come citare

Faschi, V., Avanzini, F., & Ludovico, L. A. (2026). Promuovere l’apertura e l’accessibilità degli archivi musicali attraverso formati multistrato. Umanistica Digitale, 10(22), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.2532-8816/21759