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Lecturer(s)
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Kopecký Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Blüml Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Stratilková Martina, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Spáčilová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The classes consist of lectures that trace the development of music life in the Czech Lands from its beginnings (inseparable from the social, cultural, political, and economic history) to the 21th century. The lectures, then, describe significant changes in Czech society that were reflected in the music. Accordingly, we listen to several examples of representative recordings and artists and above all we will sing and play pieces of music which are in some way symbolic for Czechs. Special notice will be taken of some historical eras, musicians and composers that continued to evolve and influence Czech music over several decades - notable examples are Hussite, Adam Michna, tradition of italian opera, Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů. We will meet in these terms this semester to explore Czech music in Czech Lands and world in its historic and structural context: 22. 9. 2026, J. Kopecký: Introduction 29. 9., International musicological konference "Josef Suk" (Corpus Christi Chapel) 6. 10., Marian Friedl: Czech Traditional Music - an Introduction 13. 10., Filip Hegr: A Brief Introduction to Dvořáks Late Symphonies 20. 10., Tamara Bláhová: Taste of Piano Music in 20th Century Czechia 27. 10., Marek Pechač: Bohuslav Martinů: His Life and Work 3. 11., J. Kopecký: Bedřich Smetana and Question of Czechness in Music 10. 11., M. Stratilková: The Early Compositional Style of Josef Suk 17. 11., State Holiday 24. 11., Sára Terezie Kroupová: Exporting Czech Popular Music: Mechanisms of Cultural Exchange under State Socialism 1. 12., Jakub Fischer: Czech Hip Hop Culture: Performing and Living Rap 8. 12., J. Blüml: Anglo-American Popular Music in Socialist Countries behind the Iron Curtain 15. 12., J. Kopecký: Final Presentation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 44 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 32 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course places the main emphasis on life and work of composers, who are traditionally considered to be the founders and principal representatives of czech music, i.e. B. Smetana, A. Dvořák, Z. Fibich, L. Janáček, B. Martinů. The questions of their predecessors and successors are discussed as well as music life of their time from the point of view of influential cultural institutions, prevailing music taste, historical events etc. Individual music styles demonstrate analyses of selected compositions.
Acquaintance with history of Czech music, life and works of the great Czech composers.
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Prerequisites
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The elementary knowledge of compositions by B. Smetana, A. Dvořák, L. Janáček, B. Martinů and other important figures of Czech music. Thi course is aimed to foreign students (Erasmus programme).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Student performance
Thorough knowledge of all items on the reading list, essay.
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Recommended literature
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Beveridge, D. R. (ed.). (1996). Rethinking Dvořák. Views from Five Countries. Oxford.
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Křupková, Lenka. (2017). Čapek's Feminism and Janáček's Femme Fatale: Notes on traditional Opera Aesthetics in Janáček's opera The Makropulos Case, in Lenka Křupková, Jiří Kopecký, et al, Czech Music around 1900. New York.
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Tyrrell, J. (1988). Czech Opera. Cambridge.
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Vičar, J. (2005). Imprints. Essays on Czech Music and Aesthetics. Prague.
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www.grovemusic.com. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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