Course: Music in the Czech Lands 1

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Course title Music in the Czech Lands 1
Course code KMU/HČZE1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course unspecified
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
The lectures are usually organised once in two years. 1/ Developement until the 1st half of 13th century¨ 2/ Music of the last Přemyslids 3/ Christianization, sacred and secular repertoire 4/ The era of Charles IV. 5/ Hussitism 6/ The Era before the Battle of White Mountain 7/ Czech baroque (?) 8/ Adam Michna z Otradovic 9/ Czech classicism (?), emigration (?) 10/ W. A. Mozart and Prague opera 11/ National revival, Czech national music (?) 12/ Czech opera and song in the 1st half of 19th century

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lectures traces the development of music in Czech lands from the first known records till present. The differences between conceptions music in Bohemia, czech music, music of czech authors are explained.
Student will gain an overview of the evolution of a musical life in the Czech lands as well as of problems related to concepts of the history of Czech music. Survey of not well known and historically uncovered periods of our music history is also included.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have knowledge of the history of European music to be able to compare the development in the Czech lands with other countries.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Thorough knowledge of all items on the reading list, essay
Recommended literature
  • Černý, J. a kol. (2005). Historická antologie hudby v českých zemích (do cca 1530). Praha.
  • Černý, J. et. al. (1989). Hudba v českých dějinách: od středověku do nové doby. Praha.
  • Helfert, V. (1957). O české hudbě. Praha.
  • Hostinský, O. (1900). Hudba v Čechách. Praha.
  • Ottlová, M., Pospíšil, M. (1997). Bedřich Smetana a jeho doba. Praha.


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