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Lecturer(s)
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Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Relatively closed section of Musical history is classified in detail. Terminology issues (classicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, expressionism, etc.) are discussed. Interpretation of the 19th century music reflects a stylistic as well as a geographical point of view. 1/ Romanticism, Beethoven in the 19th-century music 2/ Song 3/ Symphony 4/ Symphonic poem 5/ Opera in Italy 6/ Opera in France 7/ Opera in Germany 8/ Chamber music 9/ Mass, Oratorio, Cantata 10/ R. Wagner 11/ G. Verdi 12/ Russia 13/ Poland, Norsemen and the other national schools 14/Symphony, chamber music, song in the Czech music 15/ Opera, melodrama in the Czech music 16/ Tristan's generation 17/ Opéra lyrique, verismo 18/ Impressionism 19/ The Era of the year 1900 20/ The problem of virtuosity, violins, piano, etc., performance
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course will acquaint students with historical conditions of the 19th-century music culture. Social background of composers and performers as well as the musical needs of the public will be also reflected. Typical structural elements of the 19th-century music will be presented using the methods of musical analysis of selected works.
Course graduate will acquire knowledge of different evolutionary streams of the 19th-century music (e.g., symphony, song, musical theatre). Students will be able to compare different musical styles and genres of the 19th-century music as well.
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Prerequisites
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Student should have basic knowledge of music of the Ludwig van Beethoven's period and the next historical phase until the revolutionary year 1848.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Thorough knowledge of all items on the reading list, essay.
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Recommended literature
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Dahlhaus, Carl. (1989). Zwischen Romantik und Moderne. München 1974.. Laaber.
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Einstein, Alfred. (1989). Hudba v období romantizmu. Bratislava.
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Rosen, Charles. (1995). The Romantic Generation. Cambridge (Mass.).
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