Theory of Composition 5

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
186TS5 credit 2 2 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study English, Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ

Department

Předmět zajišťuje Music Theory Department

Contents

Learning objectives:

The course introduces students to selected areas of music theory. Within these areas, specific systems and concepts of leading theorists and composers are discussed. Critical reading of original texts and discussion are part of the study. Thematic areas:

Learning outcomes

The student understands the systems and concepts discussed and can integrate them into appropriate conceptual structures. He/she is oriented in the discussed systems, understands their specific features, knows their advantages and disadvantages, and is thus ready to construct and reflect on his/her own compositional systems.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Regular participation in classes and active participation in discussions. Studying the assigned study literature for the final test.

Literature

Required bibliography:

DEUTSCH, D. Grouping mechanisms in music. In D. Deutsch (Ed.). The psychology of music, 3rd Edition, 2013, 183-248, San Diego: Elsevier.

GANN, Kyle. Information on Alternate Tunings [online]. [cit. 2020-12-01]. Available from: https://www.kylegann.com/microtonality.html

PARTCH, Harry. Genesis of Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments, Second Edition, Da Capo Press, Paperback, 544 pp., 1979. ISBN 0-306-80106-X. 2009: ISBN 9780786751006.

SABAT, Marc a Thomas NICHOLSON. Fundamental Principles of Just Intonation and Microtonal Composition [online]. [cit. 2020-12-01]. https://marsbat.space/pdfs/JI.pdf. Available from: https://marsbat.space/pdfs/JI.pdf

Recommended bibliography:

HANNINEN, Dora. A theory of music analysis : on segmentation and associative organisation. New York: University of Rochester Press, 2012.

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.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit examination is awarded on the basis of a written test. There is no minimum attendance requirement.

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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
room 2057
Učebna 2057

(Liechtenstein Palace)
OPLIŠTILOVÁ I.
12:00–13:30
(lecture parallel1)
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Thu 12:00–13:30 Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ Učebna 2057
Liechtenstein Palace
lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans