History and Theory of Music 1

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Information on the combined form:

The course is taught in a combined form of contact and non-contact teaching in a ratio of about 1:4, i.e. 40 hours distance learning, 10 hours full-time per semester.

The content of the course History and Theory of Music 1 is to provide basic information in the field of music theory and orientation in musical scores, to gain a basic overview of the development and artistic tendencies of European music, musical forms and their use in other artistic genres.

The topics of the lectures cover the development of music in different European regions and help in the overall orientation of the subject. The focus of the interpretation is on the European areas where we notice a stronger preference for dance art. The knowledge gained should be sufficient as a basic resource and inspiration for further development of knowledge in other subjects in the curriculum.

1. Introduction to the study of the history of music, overview of the basic musical building blocks

• melody, harmony, rhythm and basic musical forms and their forms
• overview of forms of musical notation - basic principles of musical composition notation, tectonic structure of a musical work
• how to read musical notation - basic orientation in musical scores, working with heard music and the corresponding score

1. Beginnings of the history of music, prehistory, antiquity

• musical forms accompanying the art of dance (Dionysia - the concept of ecstasy)
• the earliest musical monuments (Seikil's song)
• the role of music in the ancient theatre
• the relationship between movement and music in ancient theatre - the future philosophical and tectonic basis of baroque opera
• the development of notation - the earliest forms

1. Music of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance (10th - early 16th century)

• basic form and development of musical forms accompanying dance: e.g. passomezzo, saltarello - pavane, gagliarda, tourdion, gigue, courante, etc.
• outline of the different developments of sacred and secular music related to dance (ars antiqua - ars nova)
• the situation in our territory in comparison with European developments (Kryštof Harant of Polžice, etc.), the accompanying musical instruments used
• the differences in the development of music in the various European regions with their main creators (G. Pierluigi da Palestrina, O. Lasso, etc.)

1. Music of the Baroque period - basic attributes of Baroque music and their developmental differences

• European centres and their representatives during the 16th-18th centuries
• the development of Baroque musical forms in the early, high and late Baroque periods
• differences in the characteristics and development of music for dance in different European regions (Italy, France, German regions, the situation in Bohemia and Moravia)
• the development of dance forms (Baroque suite, la Follia, etc.) and the contribution of Louis XIV. To the development of music in this period - (development of ballet)

1. The development of opera and theatre genres in relation to the art of dance

• (from Cl. Monteverdi to the operatic reforms of Ch. W. Gluck and his contemporaries)
• developmental approaches to music in German, French and Italian music (16th-18th centuries)
• mutual influences and confrontations, main representatives (A. E. M. Grétry, J. A. Hasse, etc.)
• the art of ballet and its role in opera performances

1. Music of the second half of the 18th century - music of the Rococo and Classical periods

• the position of music associated with the art of dance in the European centres of the time (Vienna, Paris, etc.)
• the fundamental shift in the development of musical forms - the birth of new approaches
• The 'Viennese School' (Haydn - Mozart - Beethoven) and their relationship to the art of dance

Aims of study

The student will not only get an overview of the basic developmental tendencies of European music, but it will enable him/her to understand these developmental tendencies in the context of the development of other artistic disciplines, especially dance.Learning outcomes: after completing the course, the student will be oriented in the overview of the history of music from the beginning to the beginning of the 20th century, and will be able to apply the knowledge to his/her own pedagogical and other artistic practice.

The topics of the first semester are:

1. Introduction to the study of the history of music, an overview of the basic musical building blocks

• melody, harmony, rhythm and basic musical forms and their forms
• overview of forms of musical notation - basic principles of musical composition notation, tectonic structure of a musical work
• how to read musical notation - basic orientation in musical scores, working with heard music and the corresponding score

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student is oriented in the overview of the history of music from the beginning to the beginning of the 20th century and is able to apply the knowledge to his/her own pedagogical and other artistic practice.

Prerequisites and other requirements

No requirements.

Literature

Paul Griffiths: Concise History of Western Music. Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN: 0521133661

Music: The Definitive Visual History, Dorling Kindersley, 2022.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Written test success rate min. 70%

Other requirements: Attendance min. 80%, activity in class, working on partial tasks.

Note

The course combines monological, applied and interactive teaching methods, and encourages self-study and critical thinking.

Contact in distance form will be provided:

• telephone, email, video calls
• through group platforms for communication between students (social networks, internet, apps, moodle, etc.)

Independent work of the student within the contactless learning consists of:

• Listening to audio (and video) recordings related to the material covered
• studying information from the e-learning course, selected literature on the given topics
• application of information from Internet sources
• reflection on performances and concerts attended during the semester

The student is invited to attend and critically reflect on a live musical performance, ideally a dance production, that relates to the topics covered. The choice of performance or concert is thematically related to the material covered and recommendations are based on discussion with the instructor during lectures and consultations.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Folk Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Dance Education (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)