Course: 19th-Century Music 1

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Course title 19th-Century Music 1
Course code KMU/D19-1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Romanticism and the Periodization of the 19th Century 2. Beethoven in 19th-Century Music: The Symphony 3. Beethoven in 19th-Century Music: The Piano Sonata 4. Beethoven in 19th-Century Music: The Romantic Opera 5. The Symphony in the 19th Century: France 6. The Symphony in the 19th Century, Germany 7. The Symphonic Poem, Liszt 8. The Symphonic Poem, the Czech Lands 9. Opera in Italy, Rossini 10. Opera in Italy, Bellini, Donizetti 11. Opera in France 12. Opera in Germany

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
Student should have basic knowledge of music of the Ludwig van Beethoven's period and the next historical phase until the revolutionary year 1848.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Thorough knowledge of all items on the reading list, essay.
Recommended literature
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. (1989). Zwischen Romantik und Moderne. München 1974.. Laaber.
  • Einstein, Alfred. (1989). Hudba v období romantizmu. Bratislava.
  • Rosen, Charles. (1995). The Romantic Generation. Cambridge (Mass.).


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