Ethnomusicology 1

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Subject guarantor:

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK, Tomáš REINDL

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to guide the student in the field of „so-called“ ethnic music and develop skills in independent bearing in the music of „other“ cultures.

Mode of study:

Analyses of audio and video examples, text analyses, disussions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Credit conditions: Paper over a selected topic in the history and methodology of the study.

Course contents:

The lectures provide an overview and basic orientation in music outside of European artificial music. This course covers the music of natural nations, music outside of European high culture and the folklore of European nations. The instruction is focused primarily on listening to music of various world cultures with an accent on an analytical approach and cultivation of skills in understanding music thought principles outside of the European music paradigm. Part of the instruction are probes into the history and methodology of the study.

Recommended or required reading:

Hood, Mantle (1971). The Ethnomusicologist. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Jurková, Zuzana a kol.: Kapitoly o mimoevropské hudbě, VUP, 2. vyd., Olomouc 2001.

Kunst, Jaap (1950, 1975). Musicologica: a Study of Ethnomusicology, its Problems, Methods, and Representative Personalities, Amsterdam. Repr. Ethnomusicology, Amsterdam.

Merriam, Alan P. (1964). The Anthropology of Music. Evanston: Northwestern University Press.

Myers, Helen, ed. (1992). Ethnomusicology: An Introduction. New York: W.W. Norton

Myers, Helen, ed. (1993). Ethnomusicology: Historical and Regional Studies. New York: W.W. Norton.

Nettl, Bruno (1964). Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology. London: Free Press of Glencoe.

Nettl, Bruno (1983). The Study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-nine Issues and Concepts. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.

Shelemay, Kay Kaufman (1990). Garland Library of Readings in Ethnomusicology. New York: Garland.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Conditions for successful completion of the course: paper with an analysis of a selected music manifestation.

Course web page:

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

	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
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Thu	room 2026 Učebna 2026 (Lichenštejnský palác) MATOUŠEK V. 13:40–15:10 (přednášková par. 1)
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Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	13:40–15:10	Vlastislav MATOUŠEK	Učebna 2026 Lichenštejnský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Composition (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Music Theory (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)