Music Analysis for Composers 5
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 186SSPS5 | credit | 2 | 2 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study | English, Czech | winter |
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The subject provides Music Theory Department
Contents
Learning objectives:
To familiarise students with compositions by major composers which use modern compositional systems typical of the second half of the 20th century.
Thematic areas:
- EDO vs. JI tuning
- sonic music
- spectrum of sound as a starting point
- related notation
- analyses of selected parts of the pieces discussed.
- comparison of students' analyses and discussion
- presentation of final analyses and discussion.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to independently identify compositional procedures in specific compositions and select appropriate analytical methods. They approach analysis in a creative manner, able to discern the composer's intentions and the interpretative demands of specific compositions.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
Required bibliography:
DELIO, Thomas. Twentieth century music scores. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1989.
SIMMS, Bryan R. Music of the twentieth century: an anthology. New Jersey: Schirmer, 1986.
Music of the twentieth century: style and structure. New Jersey: Schirmer, 1996.
SKINNER, Myles. Toward a Quarter-Tone Syntax: Selected Analyses of Works by Blackwood, Hába, Ives, and Wyschnegradsky [online]. Buffalo, 2009 [cit. 2020-12-01]. Available from: https://www.tierceron.com/diss/index.php. Disertace. University at Buffalo.
Sheet music and recordings of the analysed compositions.
Recommended bibliography:
KOSTKA, Stefan. Materials and techniques of twentieth-century music. New Jersey : Prentice Hall, c2006.
LEEUW, Ton de. Music of the twentieth century: a study of its elements and structure. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2005
LESTER, Joel. Analytic approaches to twentieth-century music. New York: W.W. Norton, 1989.
STEIN, Deborah. Engaging music: essays in music analysis. New York Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credit examination is awarded on the basis of continuous active participation in class (60 %) and an independently developed comprehensive analysis of the composition corresponding to the material discussed (40 %). The student prepares a 30-minute presentation: a score, a recording and an analytical diagram to be presented for discussion.
Compulsory attendance: 80 %
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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Thu | 13:40–15:10 | Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ | Učebna 2057 Liechtenstein Palace |
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Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Composition (MA) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Composition (Mg) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)