Course: Sociology of Music

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Course title Sociology of Music
Course code KMU/HSC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Křupková Lenka, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics covered: 1. Origins and development of music sociology. 2. Issues in methodology: empirical and theoretical sociology, sociological analysis of music, Weber's ideal types and classification in music sociology, evaluation and evaluation neutrality. The sociology of tonal systems. 3. Czech sociomusicology. 4. The social status of a musician. 5. Social history of music: medieval musicians. 6. Social history of music: the courtly music culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. 7. Social history of music: public concert ? the representative institution of bourgeois musical culture. 8. Social history of music: domestic music-making and music amateurs in the 18th and 19th century. 9. Social history of music: sociology of opera. 10. Women in music. 11. Critical theories of mass culture. Brief history of music industry. 12. Empirical research.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on terminology, theoretical concepts, techniques and methods of sociological research. Attention will be also paid to interpretation of seminal texts and practical training.
Knowledge of the social structures of the music life and its protagonists, in other words, operating of the music institutions throughout the various stages of the music history; this gives students a better understanding of the music development. After completing the course students will significantly expand their competence in upcoming professional activities in the area of organization and management of the music life.
Prerequisites
No preliminary courses required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam, Student performance

Attendance, essay, preparation of a questionnaire for empirical music research.
Recommended literature
  • HUDEBNÍ SOCIOLOGIE, In: Hudební věda I-III, Praha 1988.
  • Adorno, Theodor, W. O fetišovém charakteru v hudbě a regresi slyšení, in: Divadlo 1964, č. 1-2..
  • Bek, Mikuláš. Konzervatoř Evropy? K sociologii české hudebnosti. Praha 2003..
  • Bek, Mikuláš:. Vybrané kapitoly hudební sociologie. Olomouc 1993.
  • BLAUKOPF, KURT:. Musik im Wandel der Gesellschaft, Darmstadt 1996.
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha 1998..
  • Heister, H. W. Das Konzert. eorie einer Kulturform. Wilhelmshaven 1982..
  • Karbusický, Vladimír - Kasan, Jaroslav: Karbusický, Vladimír. Výzkum současné hudebnosti. Díl 1. Výzkum z roku 1962. Díl 2. Výzkum z roku 1965/66. Praha 1969..
  • Karbusický, Vladimír. Teoretické předpoklady empiricko-sociologického výzkumu hudby. In: Hudební věda, 1965, č. 3..
  • Kolektiv autorů. Hudba v českých dějinách. Praha 1988..
  • Weber, Max. "Objektivita" sociálněvědního a sociálněpolitického poznání. In: Weber, M., Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Praha 1998..
  • Weber, Max. Smysl "hodnotové neutrality" v sociologických a ekonomických vědách. In: Weber, M., Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Praha 1998, s. 64-108..
  • Wicke, Peter. Hudební průmysl. Historicko-systematický nástin..
  • Wicke, Peter. Populární hudby jako průmyslový produkt..


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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - 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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - 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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - 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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -