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Bernardo E. Illari

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Chicago, 2001
    Major: Music
    Specialization: Music History
  • MA, University of Chicago, 1995
    Major: Music
    Specialization: Music History
  • BA, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 1987
    Major: Music Composition

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUMH 5020.001Introduction to MusicologySpring 2025
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
MUMH 6000.001Seminar in MusicologyFall 2024
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Fall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
MUMH 5020.001Introduction to MusicologySpring 2024 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Fall 2023 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSpring 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2023 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Fall 2022 SPOT
MUGC 5950.706Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2022
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSpring 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
MUGC 5950.722Master's ThesisSpring 2022
MUMH 5430.001Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
MUGC 5950.710Master's ThesisFall 2021
MUMH 5711.001Proseminar in MusicologyFall 2021 SPOT
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Fall 2021 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2021 SPOT
MUGC 5950.722Master's ThesisSpring 2021
MUMH 6900.708Special ProblemsSpring 2021
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Spring 2021 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2020 SPOT
MUMH 5030.002Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2020 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
MUGC 5950.710Master's ThesisFall 2020
MUMH 6740.001Baroque MusicSpring 2020
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Spring 2020
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Fall 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSpring 2019 SPOT
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Spring 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5500.002Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2018 SPOT
MUMH 6080.001Chamber MusicSpring 2018 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
MUGC 5950.722Master's ThesisSpring 2018
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Spring 2018 SPOT
MUMH 5030.002Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2017 SPOT
MUGC 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
MUGC 5950.710Master's ThesisFall 2017
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Fall 2017 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5500.002Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2017 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSpring 2017 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
MUGC 5950.722Master's ThesisSpring 2017
MUMH 5630.001Performance Practice: BaroqueSpring 2017 SPOT
MUMH 5711.001Seminar in MusicologyFall 2016 SPOT
MUMH 6900.702Special ProblemsFall 2016
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Fall 2016 SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSummer 5W1 2016 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2016 SPOT
MUMH 6080.001Chamber MusicSpring 2016 SPOT
MUGC 6950.728Doctoral DissertationSpring 2016
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Spring 2016 SPOT
MUMH 5030.002Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2015 SPOT
MUMH 5010.003Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2015 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MUMH 5500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSpring 2015
MUMH 5430.001Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2015
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2014
MUMH 5630.001Performance Practice: BaroqueFall 2014
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 5500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2014
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2014
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSpring 2014
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2013
MUMH 5630.001Performance Practice: BaroqueFall 2013
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 5500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2013
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2013
MUGC 6950.715Doctoral DissertationSpring 2013
MUMH 5430.001Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2013
MUGC 6950.709Doctoral DissertationFall 2012
MUMH 5630.001Performance Practice: BaroqueFall 2012
MUMH 5711.001Seminar in MusicologyFall 2012
MUMH 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2012
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2012
MUMH 5910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2012
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2012
MUGC 6950.712Doctoral DissertationSpring 2012
MUMH 6530.001Performance Practice: BaroqueSpring 2012
MUMH 6900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2012
MUGC 6950.709Doctoral DissertationFall 2011
MUMH 6000.002Notation of Polyphonic Music 1200 1500Fall 2011
MUMH 6530.001Performance Practice: BaroqueFall 2011
MUMH 6910.701Special ProblemsFall 2011
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2011
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W2 2011
MUGC 6950.713Doctoral DissertationSpring 2011
MUMH 5430.002Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2011
MUMH 6530.001Performance Practice: BaroqueSpring 2011
MUGC 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2010
MUMH 6530.001Performance Practice: BaroqueFall 2010
MUMH 5711.001Seminar in MusicologyFall 2010
MUMH 6910.703Special ProblemsFall 2010
MUGC 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2010
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2010
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W2 2010
MUGC 6950.705Doctoral DissertationSpring 2010
MUGC 6950.712Doctoral DissertationSpring 2010
MUMH 6530.001Performance Practice: BaroqueSpring 2010
MUMH 6910.703Special ProblemsSpring 2010
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Spring 2010
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W2 2009
MUGC 5950.702Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2009
MUMH 6900.702Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2009
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W2 2009
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2009
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2009
MUGC 5950.704Master's ThesisSpring 2009
MUMH 5430.001Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2009
MUMH 4920.700Senior Thesis in Music HistorySpring 2009
MUMH 6910.701Special ProblemsSpring 2009
MUMH 6740.002Baroque MusicFall 2008
MUGC 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2008
MUGC 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2008
MUMH 6000.003Notation of Polyphonic Music 1200 1500Fall 2008
MUMH 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2008
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W1 2008
MUMH 6160.002Major ComposersSummer 5W1 2008
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2008
MUMH 5010.003Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2008
MUGC 5950.717Master's ThesisSpring 2008
MUMH 4070.001Operatic LiteratureSpring 2008
MUMH 5711.001Seminar in MusicologySpring 2008
MUGC 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2007
MUGC 5950.710Master's ThesisFall 2007
MUMH 1600.003Music in Human ImaginationFall 2007
MUMH 5711.001Seminar in MusicologyFall 2007
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W1 2007
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2007
MUGC 6950.713Doctoral DissertationSpring 2007
MUGC 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2007
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Spring 2007
MUMH 5430.001Music in Latin AmericaSpring 2007
MUMH 6740.001Baroque MusicFall 2006
MUGC 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2006
MUGC 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2006
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Fall 2006
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Fall 2006
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W1 2006
MUMH 5333.001Western Music History, 1600 1700Summer 5W1 2006
MUGC 6950.709Doctoral DissertationSpring 2006
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2006
MUGC 5950.709Master's ThesisSpring 2006
MUMH 6030.001Renaissance MusicSpring 2006
MUMH 5110.001History of OperaFall 2005
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2005
MUGC 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2005
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationFall 2005
MUMH 5910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2005
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Summer 5W2 2005
MUMH 5020.001Introduction to MusicologySpring 2005
MUGC 5950.709Master's ThesisSpring 2005
MUMH 4910.702Special ProblemsSpring 2005
MUMH 5910.702Special ProblemsSpring 2005
MUMH 6740.001Baroque MusicFall 2004
MUGC 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2004
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationFall 2004
MUMH 5332.001Western Music History, 1400 1600Fall 2004
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Annotated edition of a late mentor's article

  • Illari, B., Huseby, G. (2018). “Una reformulación del canto litúrgico en las Misiones chiquitanas”. Músicas coloniales a debate: procesos de intercambio euroamericanos, edited by Javier Marín. 103-115. Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales.

    • Book

  • Illari, B.E. (2011). Domenico Zipoli: Para una genealogía de la música "clásica" latinoamericana.
  • Illari, B.E. (2009). Juan Pedro Esnaola, Cuaderno de música (1844). [ Facsimile edition with a preliminary study by Bernardo Illari]..

    • Book Chapter

  • Illari, B. (2020). La estrella, la sangre y la cruz: "La púrpura de la rosa" en dos villancicos de Chuquisaca. Celebración y sonoridad en Hispanoamérica (siglos XVI-XIX), ed. by Anastasia Krutiskaya. 367-410. Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia.
  • Illari, B. (2019). Agudeza de villancico: Los plumajes de Torrejón (Conceit of the Villancico: Torrejón’s Plumages).. El villancico en la encrucijada: nuevas perspectivas en torno a un género literario-musical (siglos XV-XIX), edited by Javier Marín and Esther Borrego. Kassel, Reichenberger.
  • Illari, B. (2018). Martin Schmid, músico: apuntes para una genealogía (Martin Schmid as Musician: Notes for a Genealogy). Músicas coloniales a debate: procesos de intercambio euroamericanos, edited by Javier Marín. 209-241. Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales.
  • Illari, B., Mansilla, S.L. (2015). Estrategias modales de Guastavino. Estudios sobre Carlos Guastavino. 17-50.
  • Illari, B., Cámara, E. (2015). Vega: Nacionalismos y (a)política. Estudios sobre la obra de Carlos Vega. 137-185. Buenos Aires, Gourmet Musical.
  • Illari, B., Plesch, M. (2014). ¿Son modos? Tonos y salmodia en Andrés Lorente. Analizar, interpretar, hacer música: De las Cantigas de Santa María a la organología. Escritos In Memoriam Gerardo Huseby. 289-326. Buenos Aires, Gourmet Musical.
  • Tess Knighton and Geoff Baker. (2010). The Slave's Progress: Music as Profession in Criollo Buenos Aires. Music and Urban Society in Colonial Latin America.

    • Book Review

  • Illari, B. (2017). Sacred Music from Eighteenth-Century Boliva. Review of Un ciclo musical para la vida en la misión Jesuítica: los cuadernos de ofertorios de San Rafael, Chiquitos (S.XVIII), editados por Leonardo Waisman et al (Córdoba, Argentina: Editorial Brujas, 2015).. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 74 (2) 303-306. Philadelphia,

    • CD liner notes

  • Illari, B. (2017). Cuzco: Órganos de la catedral de Cusco. Barcelona,
  • Illari, B. (2015). A Musical Celebration of the Organ of Cadaquès. CD title: A la Dansa! A Contemporary Celebration of the Cadaqués Organ, performed by Cristina García Banegas. Barcelona,

    • Journal Article

  • Illari, B. (2020). Ideas de Sumaya (Sumaya's Ideas). Other. 47 (2) 587-628. Madrid, Sociedad Española de Musicología.
  • Illari, B. (2016). La música que libera: profesionales afroamericanos y conflicto interétnico en el Cono Sur (1760-1800). Boletín Musica. New Era, 44 3-39. Havana, Casa de las Américas.
  • Illari, B. (2015). “¿Una nueva y gloriosa nación? Retórica y subjetividad en la Marcha patriótica rioplatense de 1813. Latin American Music Review. 36 (1) 1-39. Austin, Texas,
  • Illari, B. (2014). De México a la Asunción: Preámbulos musicales y misionales a las prácticas jesuítico-guaraníes. Cuadernos de Música Iberoamericana. (25-26) 189-202. Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • Illari, B.E. (2010). Esnaola contra Rosas.
  • Illari, B.E. (2009). Relevés d'apprenti: La formación profesional del compositor Esnaola.

    • Other

  • Illari, B., García Banegas, C. (2020). Zipoli: Olvidados y Ocultos (Zipoli: forgotten and hidden pieces). 10. Montevideo, www.perroandaluz.com

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Illari, B.E., "Documenting Durán: The Early Life of a Baroque Composer Who Opposed Colonialism," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2022 - 2022).
  • Illari, B. (Principal), "The Indo-Jesuit Musics of Moxos (Bolivian Amazon)," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
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