Course: Composer and his time 1: Leoš Janáček

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Course title Composer and his time 1: Leoš Janáček
Course code KMU/SJD1
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
1. Overview of the Life and Works of Leoš Janáček I 2. Overview of the Life and Works of Leoš Janáček II 3. The Development of Janáček's Compositional Thought I 4. The Development of Janáček's Compositional Thought II 5. Analysis of Selected Chamber Works by Leoš Janáček 6. Analysis of a Selected Symphonic Work by Leoš Janáček 7. Analysis of a Selected Opera by Leoš Janáček 8. Janáček's Writings on Music Theory 9. Janáček's Literary Writings 10. Janáček and European Musical Modernism 11. Excursion in the Footsteps of Leoš Janáček's Life and Work: Hukvaldy 12. Excursion in the Footsteps of Leoš Janáček's Life and Work: Brno

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To commemorate work and the character of an important Moravian composer in the year of 160th anniversary of his birth.
Knowledge of the life and the work of Leoš Janáček.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Active participation in class. A presentation analysing Janáček's "musical language" in a selected work. Knowledge of Janáček's oeuvre based on the assigned literature.
Recommended literature
  • Leoš Janáček. Partitury skladeb.
  • Štědroň, M., & Malina, J. (1998). Leoš Janáček a hudba 20. století: paralely, sondy, dokumenty. Brno.
  • Tyrrell John. Leoš Janáček.
  • Vogel, J. (1997). Leoš Janáček. Praha.
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Jiří. ?Divadlo nesmí býti lidu komedií?: Leoš Janáček a Národní divadlo v Brně = ?Theatre Must Not Be Comedy for the People?: Leoš Janáček and the National Theatre in Brno. Brno. 2012.
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Jiří. Káťa Kabanová a Příhody lišky Bystroušky: Janáčkova druhá míza = Káťa Kabanová and The Cunning Little Vixen: Janáček's New Lease of Life. Brno. 2026.
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Jiří. ?Pravdu, první věcí pravdu, ne krásu.? Příběh Janáčkovy Její pastorkyně. Brno. 2021.


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 (2026) 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: -