This essay focuses on the relationship between Don Bosco and music. The Saint was influenced by the classical music of great masters as Schopenhauer, Wagner, Beethoven, Shelling and others. Music, of course, and singing hold an important place in his education system.
Reference time period: 1840 – 1870
G. Sforza, “Don Bosco and music” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”, LAS, Roma 1993, 461-465.
Reference institution:
Centro Studi Don Bosco