Course: Spirit of Romanticism

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Course title Spirit of Romanticism
Course code KMU/SR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Yansori Ali, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Yansori Ali, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics covered in this course include: 1 Definition of Romanticism 2 Subjectivity and expression in music 3 The interplay between landscape and music 4 Nationalism in musical context 5 The limitations of historiography 6 Metaphysics and spirituality 7 The interrelation of Romantic literature and music 8 The relationship between form and content in music 9 Aspects of musical performance

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed to immerse students in the experience of Romanticism, introducing them to the musical and cultural contexts from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. It also covers the literature and philosophy prevalent during this period.

Prerequisites
Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. Active participation in discussions. Passing a written test at the end of the semester.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. Active participation in discussions. Passing a written test at the end of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • Abraham, Gerald. Romanticism (1830-1890). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990..
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. Between RomaBetween Romanticism and Modernism: Four Studies in the Music of the Later Nineteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980.nticism and Modernism: Four Studies in the Music of the Later Nineteenth Century..
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. Nineteenth-Century Music. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989..
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. Realism in nineteenth-century music. Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985..
  • Donovan, Siobhán and Robin Elliott, eds. Music and Literature in German Romanticism. Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer, 2004..
  • Feurzeig, Lisa. Schubert?s Lieder and the Philosophy of Early German Romanticism. London: Routledge, 2016..
  • Taylor, Benedict. The Cambridge Companion to Music and Romanticism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021..
  • Wulf, Andrea. Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self. New York: Knopf, 2022..


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