Dr. Andrew Dell Antonio

Biography

Andrew Dell’Antonio specializes in musical repertories of early modern Europe, focusing on seventeenth-century Italy. His research interests include musical historiography, reception history, and disability studies, partly influenced by his personal experiences with neurodivergence. He has a strong commitment to Universal Design Learning and critical approaches to anti-racism, anti-ableism, and intersectional equity and inclusion in higher education music pedagogy. He blogs on Avid Listener and is a co-author of the textbook Enjoyment of Music. Additionally, he co-edited a series on Music and Social Justice for the Michigan University Press. His notable works include the monograph Listening as a Spiritual Practice in Early Modern Italy, published by the University of California Press in 2011, which examines musical styles and aesthetics in seventeenth-century Italy with a special emphasis on the spiritual and gender implications of changing listening practices. He has been published widely in leading music interdisciplinary journals and encyclopedias. During his tenure, he served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Fine Arts from 2012 to 2020 and received numerous teaching accolades, including the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009 and the William David Blunk Professorship. He has also been recognized by Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Texas Chapter for Distinction in Teaching.

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