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History of Music and Theatre 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction
204DHD1 Z 1 2/T Czech
Tutor:
Ivan RUML
Synopsis:

General test of musical knowledge and overview of musical culture from the beginning of polyphony up to the 20th century. Teaching how to distinguish between musical styles and key moments in the history of musical thought. The origins of music, antiquity, Egypt, ancient Greek music theory and culture, Gregorian chant, Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova, music of the Italian Tercento, fauxbourdon, Dutch school of polyphony, music of Elizabethan England, Shakespearean inspiration in the music of the 17th to 20th Centuries.

Prerequisites:

knowledge of general history of mankind and history of art

knowledge of Czech and world literature, history of theatre

overview of important Czech composers and their works

knowledge of basic musical terms in music studies

auditory pre-requisites - ability to sing a performed/set/ tone, determining intervals by ear alone/played both consecutively and at the same time/ knowledge of notes

simple musical dictation

basics of musical harmony and counterpoint

developed musical memory and rhythm, ability to distinguish metre, noting rhythmic values.

ability to distinguish between musical styles

knowledge of musical terminology / legato, staccato etc.

knowledge of musical instruments

Study Objectives:

1. Familiarising students of directing and dramaturgy with the basic stages and transformations in musical styles

2. Gaining a historical perspective on the history of music in connection with social transformations and political events from certain epochs.

3. Ability to distinguish individual changes in style by listening to examples of different types of music

4. Acquiring the ability to correctly choose stage music from the historical perspective of the theatre play, or period in which the dramatic events take place

5. Developing experience in listening to music from the perspective of the director and dramaturg.

Outline and Syllabus:

General test of musical knowledge and overview of musical culture from the beginning of polyphony up to the 20th century. Teaching how to distinguish between musical styles and key moments in the history of musical thought. The origins of music, antiquity, Egypt, ancient Greek music theory and culture, Gregorian chant, Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova, music of the Italian Tercento, Fauxbourdon, Dutch school of polyphony, music of Elizabethan England, Shakespearean inspiration in the music of the 17th to 20th centuries.

Study materials:

Jaroslav Smolka et al: Dějiny hudby, Brno 2001 [History of Music]

Oscar G. Brockett: History of Theatre

Gracian Černušák: History of European Music

John Warrack-Ewan West: Oxfordský slovník opery, Prague 1998 [Oxford Dictionary of Music]

Anna Hostomská: Opera- průvodce operní tvorbou, Prague 1999 [Opera - a guide to operatic creation]

Brigitte Regler-Bellinger, Wolfgang Schenck: Opera- Velká encyklopedie, Prague

1996 [Opera - Large Encyclopedia]

Jaroslav Smolka et al: Malá encyklopedie hudby, Prague 1983 [Small Encyclopedia of Music]

Otakar Jeremiáš: Praktické pokyny k instrumentaci symfonického orchestru, Prague

1959 [Practical instructions on symphony orchestra instrumentation]

Antonín Modr: Hudební nástroje, Prague 1982 [Musical Instruments]

František Muží: Úvod do kritiky hudebního zápisu, Prague 1961

Jaroslav Kofroň: Učebnice harmonie, Prague 1961

Karel Janeček: Základy moderní harmonie, Prague 1965 [Bases of Modern Harmony]

Jaroslav Volek: Kapitoly z dějin estetiky. Od antiky k počátku XX. Století,

Prague 1969 [Chapters from the history of aesthetics. From antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century]

Eduard Hanslick: O hudební krásnu. Příspěvek k revizi hudební estetiky, Prague

1973 [On musical beauty. A contribution to a review of musical aesthetics]

Winfried Zillig:Variace na novou hudbu, Praha 1971 [Variations on new music]

Friedrich Herzfeld: Musica nova, Prague 1966 [New Music]

Wolfgang Hildesheimer: Mozart, Bratislava 1989

Dorothea Leonhartová: Mozart, zamlčená tvář, Praha 2005

Václav Holzknecht: Bedřich Smetana, Prague 1984

Jan Wenig: Byli v Praze, Prague 1980 [They were in Prague]

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 1-20 London 1995

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, vol. 1-4, London 1998

Note:
Further information:
This course is an elective for all students of this school
Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:
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
Fri
Thu
Fri
místnost R210
Učebna
(Karlova 26, Praha 1)
RUML I.
09:00–10:30
(paralelka 1)
Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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