Course: 19th-Century Music 2

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Course title 19th-Century Music 2
Course code KMU/D19K2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
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)
  • Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
A relatively closed part of the history of music is further periodised, terminological questions are discussed (classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, etc.). The introduction to music work combines perspectives of specific types and geographic areas. 1. 19th-Century Chamber Music 2. 19th-Century Art Song 3. 19th-Century Masses, Oratorios, and Cantatas 4. R. Wagner 5. G. Verdi 6. National Schools, the Slovak World 8. National Schools, Scandinavia 9. The Tristan Generation 10. Drame lyrique, Verismo 11. Impressionism, the 1900 Era 12. The Problem of Virtuosity, the Sphere of Interpretation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 32 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course introduces students into historically determined music culture of 19th century, into social background of musicians, and into receptive modes. Technical procedures of 19th century music are demonstrated thanks to the analysis of selected works.
Acquired knowledge: - the student gets a command of basic data of music history in the 19th century - the student orientates themselves in various interpretations of the development of the history of music from 1789 to 1914 Acquired skills: - the student knows how to orientate themselves in a repertoire that forms a core of programmes of orchestra and chamber bodies and opera houses until today - the student is ready for an evaluation as well as creation of dramaturgy in professional music institutions Acquired qualifications: - the student is able to discuss various developmental lines of music works of the 19th century (for example, symphony, song, music theatre) - the student carries out a comparison of individual music types across geographical area in a synchronous cut
Prerequisites
Finished courses PEHK1, PEU2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

tudents should supplement their basic knowledge of European music history with analytical listening to key works by L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, H. Berlioz, G. Meyerbeer, G. Verdi, R. Wagner, R. Strauss, G. Mahler, and others. Students will gain a sufficient understanding of the prerequisites by studying specially prepared course materials. KOPECKÝ, Jiří. (2013) Přehled dějin hudby 19. století. Olomouc: VUP.
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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