Course: Auxiliary Sciences of History - Musicology

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Course title Auxiliary Sciences of History - Musicology
Course code KHI/PVHMK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Oppeltová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
Lecture programme: Introduction to the auxiliary sciences of history. Palaeography and the development of Latin script. Introduction to reading Neo-Gothic cursive script (the Kurrent alphabet). Working with the Palaeographical Reader. The concepts of transcription and transliteration. Transcription rules for Early Modern Czech. Historical chronology - types of calendars. Historical chronology - the liturgical year and types of feast days. Historical chronology - feast days of the Sanctorale and their conversion. Historical chronology - feast days of the Temporale and their conversion. The liturgy of the Catholic Church - liturgical books: the Liturgy of the Hours (breviary), the Mass (missal), and the administration of the sacraments (ritual and pontifical). Archives in the Czech Republic - types of archival fonds held in archives and archival finding aids. Digital archives and methods of citing sources. Seminars will focus primarily on practising the reading of Neo-Gothic script and converting feast days of the Sanctorale and Temporale.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Training in job and motor Skils
  • Homework for Teaching - 67 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students of musicology to the basics of auxiliary sciences of history, with particular emphasis on those that can be practically applied in their scholarly work. These include, in particular, Early Modern palaeography; codicology, with a focus on liturgical manuscripts (including an introduction to the liturgy of the Catholic Church and liturgics); and historical chronology, with an emphasis on the ecclesiastical calendar and the conversion of feast days in the Sanctorale and Temporale. The course also includes an introduction to the archival system in the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to read texts written in Neo-Gothic script, particularly cursive script, and convert dates from the ecclesiastical calendar into the modern dating system. They will have a basic knowledge of the liturgy of the Catholic Church and the manuscripts associated with it, and will be familiar with the archival system of the Czech Republic.
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Active participation in seminars. Completion of all homework assignments in the online application.
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