Course: 17th- and 18th-Century Music 2

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Course title 17th- and 18th-Century Music 2
Course code KMU/D17-2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Spáčilová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The lecture combines a genre-based approach with insights into the contributions of individual composers. The various topics are presented in the form of repertoire explorations. 1. Introduction - definition of the period, key characteristics 2. Opera buffa (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi) 3. French opera (Jean-Philippe Rameau) 4. Opera seria and its reform (Christoph Willibald Gluck) 5. Singspiel (Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf) 6. The galant style (Johann Joachim Quantz) 7. Empfindsamkeit (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) 8. The Birth of the Symphony (Jan Stamic) 9. The String Quartet (Joseph Haydn) 10. The Symphony (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) 11. The Piano Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven) 12. Italian Opera in the Czech Lands (Josef Mysliveček)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The mission of the lecture is to introduce to students the stylistic and developmental trends in European music in the 2nd half of the 18th century.
Obtaining of the reliable orientation in the historic, stylish, functional, aesthetic and theoretical issues of music of music from the second half of the 18th century.
Prerequisites
The course is intended for upper-year students, a prerequisite is successful completion of the course "An Overview of the History of Music".
KMU/D17
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KMU/D17-1
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KMU/H17-1

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

The regular visit of the lessons. The seminary work.
Recommended literature
  • Einstein, Alfred. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Život a dílo. Praha. 2018.
  • Freeman Robert. Josef Mysliveček: Život a dílo. Praha. 2022.
  • Kouba Jan. (1988). ABC hudebních slohů. Praha.
  • Michels Ulrich. (2000). Encyklopedický atlas hudby. Praha.
  • Poštolka, Milan. Mladý Joseph Haydn. Jeho vývoj ke klasickému slohu. Praha. 1988.
  • Rosen, Charles. The classical style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. London. 1997.
  • Smolka Jaroslav. (2001). Dějiny hudby. Brno.
  • Šišková, Ingeborg. Dějiny hudby. IV., Klasicismus. Praha. 2012.
  • Trojan Jan. (2001). Dějiny opery. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer