Course: History of European Music 1

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Course title History of European Music 1
Course code KMU/PEHK1
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 unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Spáčilová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1The content of the course that maps the history of European music until 1600 is contained in these areas: 1. Periodisation of the History of Music and Its Types A comparison of various suggestions of the periodisation of music history, a detailed knowledge of a concept by V. Helfert. 2. Christian Worship Singing Liturgical types of worship singing in Europe before the rise of Gregorian chant and innovations by Pope Gregory, the systematics of Gregorian chant. 3. Paraliturgical Vocal Monophony Historical and systematic issues of a secondary layer of Gregorian chant, the principle of tropes. 4. Secular Vocal Monophony Medieval music culture of French troubadours, trouv?res, German minnesingers and meistersingers; cantigas in Spain, a collection Carmina Burana. 5. Issues of the Historical Development of Liturgical, Non-liturgical, and Secular Vocal Monophonic Singing in Bohemia and Moravia until the Hussite Period First mentions of music in our territory, a relation to the cult of Saint Wenceslas and Saint Adalbert, music in the Přemyslid period, 'Beautiful Style' of the 14th century, Engelberg motet, opinions of Hussites about functions of music, Jistebnice Hymnal. 6. The Origin and Early Period of Polyphony The oldest types of polyphony, tractates and sources of early polyphony in Europe, organum, discant technique. 7. The Notre-Dame Epoch Leonin and Pérotin and their composition work, Magnus Liber, the origin of motet, conductus, modal notations. 8. Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova The development of motet and mensural notation, isorhythm, a disagreement between 'old' and 'new' art of notation and singing, ars subtilior. 9. The specifics of the Music Development in the 14th Century in France and Italy Music works of French and Italian ars nova seen from a perspective of tractate literature and innovations in notation. 10. The Renaissance and Music The Netherlandish School and its generation, a comparison of music development in France, Italy, and other European countries. 11. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina A mature polyphonic style of the 16th century, the Roman school and the Council of Trent, a comparison of Palestrina's style with styles of other composition figures (for example, Lasso, Monte). 12. Issues of Music Development in Bohemia and Moravia in the 15th and 16th Century Music during the reign of George of Poděbrady, Jagiellonian dynasty and Habsburgs, important figures of music history and relics (for instance, P. W. de Grudencz, Codex Franus, Codex Special, Jan Campanus Vodňanský, Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, Phillip de Monte).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Solid orientation in characteristic features of development of European music, knowledge of both historical and theoretical background of its development. Acquaintance with main works from the origin of Gragorian chant to the beginning of Baroque style, including knowledge of biography and work of selected personalities.
Acquired knowledge: The student knows basic data of the development of music in Europe until the beginning of the Baroque period. The student is able to compare the quality of music culture in different countries of cisalpine area. The student is able to confront the development of traditional music centres with the expansion of mature 'Western European' music beyond the Alpes. Acquired skills: The student is able to choose a reliable source of information focussed on chosen parts of the history of music, The student is able to independently acquire the sought information about the history of European music. Acquired qualifications: The student reliably orientates themselves in the history of music of the European cultural area until 1600. The student is able to use the acquired knowledge in other musical-historical courses.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Helfert, Vladimír. Periodisace dějin hudby. Příspěvek k otázce logiky hudebního vývoje, in: Musikologie, 1, Praha-Brno 1938, s. 7-26..
  • Kouba, Jan. (1988). ABC hudebních slohů. Praha.
  • Smolka, J. a kol. (2001). Dějiny hudby. Praha - Brno.
  • www.grovemusic.com. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.


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