Wind/Brass Instruments Literature and History 1

Subject guarantor:

Lukáš MATOUŠEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Lukáš MATOUŠEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course covers the history of the rise and constructional development of all wind instruments. Focusing on pre-history, antiquity, the Middle Ages and new era in the development of the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba.

Mode of study:

Lecture

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

This course covers the history of the rise and construction development of all wind instruments. Almost from prehistory, antiquity, middle ages and modern, the development of the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trumbone, and tuba.

Students are introduced to basic acoustics and issues of non-uniform and uniform (tempered) tuning, the development of pitch tuning and the acoustics of wind instruments.

The history of wind instruments is dealt with from the oldest known information, through the development of individual marginal types of wind instruments, reed and lip instruments from antiquity to the present. Attention is devoted to the precursors of common modern used instruments and their related instruments as well as instruments no longer used which in education and performance are again being used.

Recommended or required reading:

Fundamental literature:

Jiří Kratochvíl: Dějiny a literatura dechových nástrojů

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

None

Assessment methods and criteria:

Knowledge of the material covered. credit

Course web page:

http://www.hamu.cz/katedry/katedra-dechovych-nastroju

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Flétna (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Klarinet (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Hoboj (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Fagot (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Lesní roh (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Trubka (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Pozoun (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Tuba (Bc) (next compulsory subject)