Course: History of European Music 2

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Course title History of European Music 2
Course code KMU/PEHK2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester 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)
  • Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Following themes resumes the first course PEHK1: 1. Musical Classicism as a concept in music history and a stylistic category; Early Classicism and its centers (Mannheim, Berlin, Vienna, etc.) 2. The development of the sonata and the symphony during the Classical period 3. Opera in the second half of the 18th century 4. Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven 5. Issues surrounding Classical music in the Czech lands 6. Romanticism as a concept in music history and a stylistic category 7. Opera in the 19th century, national schools 8. Vocal and chamber music, piano pieces in the 19th century 9. The symphony and the symphonic poem in the 19th century 10. Modernism and late Romanticism, musical Impressionism 11. Musical Expressionism and the Second Viennese School 12. Musical Neoclassicism, New Objectivity, and Folkloric Inspiration in 20th-Century Music 13. The Postwar Avant-Garde of the 1950s and 1960s, the "Postmodern" Turn in Late 20th-Century Music

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The overview of European music culture and the changes of styles from the beginning of Barock era till present. The spesifics of music development in western and eastern Europe. The characteristics of European music mind.
The course graduate will acquire knowledge of history of European music.
Prerequisites
Student should have a general knowledge of history of Europe from 1600 to present period.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Thorough knowledge of all items presented on the reading list, essay.
Recommended literature
  • Kouba, Jan. (1988). ABC hudebních slohů. Praha.
  • Smolka, J. a kol. (2001). Dějiny hudby. Brno.
  • www.grovemusic.com. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.


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