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Piero Scaruffi (born in Trivero, Italy, in 1955, is an Italian-American music writer. He has also published poetry books in Italy.

He has published books on the history of rock music, avant garde music, jazz, and modern popular music. His A History of Rock Music (2003) spans 50 years of the genre. Since 2003 all his books are self-published. His writings on music are hosted online ^[1] on his website, scaruffi.com, and include a history of jazz and a history of modern classical music. The website, especially its music section, was the subject of an article in the New York Times on October 15, 2006.^[2]

He chaired the Big Bang conference of June 2008 at UC-Berkeley ^[3].

Books

Scaruffi, Piero. (1998). Dialogo Degli Amanti/ Dialogue of the Lovers. Lacaita, Italy. Poetry
Scaruffi, Piero. (1996). Il Terzo Secolo/ The Third Century. Feltrinelli, Italy. Essays on the USA
Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). La Fabbrica del Pensiero/ The Factory of Thought. La Stampa, Italy. Non-fiction
Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). L'Ultimo/ The Last One. Il Salice, Italy. Poetry
Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). A Guide to Avantgarde Music. Arcana, Italy.
Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). La Mente Artificiale/ The Artificial Mind. Angeli, Italy.

References

^ Scaruffi's music reviews, Musica
^ Morrell, Dan (2006-10-15). "The Greatest Web Site of All Time". The New York Times: Arts. The New York Times Company.
^ Leonardo/ISAST: Leonardo Day at Berkeley Big Bang 2008

External links

[1] Scaruffi's music reviews, Musica

[2] Morrell, Dan (2006-10-15). "The Greatest Web Site of All Time". The New York Times: Arts. The New York Times Company.

[3] Leonardo/ISAST: Leonardo Day at Berkeley Big Bang 2008

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-'''Piero Scaruffi''' (born in [[Trivero]], [[Italy]], in 1955, but based in [[California]] since 1983) is an Italian-American cultural historian. He has also written scientific and philosophical essays about [[cognitive science]] and published several books of both non-fiction and original [[poetry]], both in Italy and the USA.
+'''Piero Scaruffi''' (born in [[Trivero]], [[Italy]], in 1955, is an Italian-American music writer. He has also published poetry books in Italy.
+He has published books on the history of [[rock music]], [[avant garde music]], [[jazz]], and modern [[popular music]]. His ''A History of Rock Music'' (2003) spans 50 years of the genre. Since 2003 all his books are self-published. His writings on music are hosted online <ref>[http://www.scaruffi.com/music.html Scaruffi's music reviews, ''Musica'']</ref> on his website, scaruffi.com, and include a history of [[jazz]] and a history of modern [[European classical music|classical music]]. The website, especially its music section, was the subject of an article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on October 15, 2006.<ref>{{cite web
-Scaruffi has lectured on the history of [[knowledge]] subject,<ref>[http://www.scaruffi.com/resall.html Piero Scaruffi's Resume]</ref> but is more famous as a historian of modern music.
-He has published books on the history of [[rock music]], [[avant garde music]], [[jazz]], and modern [[popular music]]. His most popular book is ''A History of Rock Music'' (2003), a thick scholarly{{Or|date=August 2009}} work that spans 50 years of the genre. Since 2003 all his books are self-published. His writings on music are hosted online <ref>[http://www.scaruffi.com/music.html Scaruffi's music reviews, ''Musica'']</ref> on his website, scaruffi.com, and include a history of [[jazz]] and a history of modern [[European classical music|classical music]]. The website, especially its music section, was the subject of an article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on October 15, 2006.<ref>{{cite web
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