From Rock’n’Roll to Progressive

From Rock'n'Roll to Progressive: Electric Revolution and Pop Symphonies (1950–1980)

Rock music

Pop music

Progressive

fromFeb 2, 2026toFeb 2, 2026

From Rock'n'Roll to Progressive: Electric Revolution and Pop Symphonies (1950–1980)

With Elvis Presley, rock becomes a global language, blending blues, gospel, and popular song. From the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the psychedelia of Pink Floyd and krautrock (Can, Kraftwerk). Progressive rock (Genesis, King Crimson, Yes) expands the rock form into symphonic and experimental structures, while in Italy, Area and PFM combine virtuosity with political commitment. Pop music assumes the complexity of a total art form.

Professors

Music critic, writer, radio host

Felice Liperi

Felice Liperi is a radio host and curator of programs such as Stereonotte, Fahrenheit, and Sei Gradi. A historian of Italian song, he has been a music critic for La Repubblica for over thirty years and is the author of essays for Limes, MicroMega, and the Treccani Encyclopedia of Music. His most recent publications include "La canzone italiana. Storia, storie, protagonisti" (Treccani, 2025).

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