Theory of Composition 3

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Subject guarantor:

Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Recognition of basic theory works of the past and mainly of the present related to the analysis of music works and music compositions.

Mode of study:

Lectures and analyses of presented works. Students´ home study directed by instructor.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Regular participation in lessons and active participation in discussions. Study of assigned study literature for the final test.

Course contents:

Golden section, Fibonacci series.

Symmetry, interval cycles.

Tone groups, classification and use.

Dissonant characteristics, chord combinations.

Imaginary tone.

Basic concepts of kinetics.

Recommended or required reading:

Forte, Allen. The structure of atonal music. London: Yale University Press, 1973.

Fraser, J. T. Time and Time Again: Reports From a Boundary of the Universe. Leiden : Brill, 2007.

Grisey, G. Tempus ex Machina: A composer's reflections on musical time. Contemporary Music Review, 1987, vol 2:1, s. 239 — 275.

Hasty, Ch. F. Meter as rhythm. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Janeček, Karel. Základy moderní harmonie. Praha: Československá akademie věd, 1965.

Krebs, H. Fantasy pieces : metrical dissonance in the music of Robert Schumann. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Lendvai, Ernő. Béla Bartók : an Analysis of his Music. London : Kahn & Averill, 1971, ISBN: 1-871082-75-7

London, J. Hearing in Time : Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Pearsall, Edward. Twentieth-century music theory and practice. New York : Routledge 2012

Piňos, Alois. Co je ve hře? : otázky uspořádání hudebního materiálu v soudobé skladbě. Brno : Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně, 2008.

Piňos, Alois. Tónové skupiny. Praha : Supraphon, 1971.

Tichý, V. Úvod do studia hudební kinetiky. Praha: HAMU, 1992.

Snyder, B. Music and Memory: An Introduction. Cambridge : MIT Press, 2000.

Susanni, Paolo, Antokoletz, Elliott. Music and twentieth-century tonality : harmonic progression based on modality and the interval cycles. New York : Routledge 2012. ISBN: 978-1-138-79350-7

Assessment methods and criteria:

The credits are obtained based on the final test.

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter 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
Mon
Tue	room 2057 Učebna 2057 (Lichenštejnský palác) OPLIŠTILOVÁ I. 12:00–13:30 (přednášková par. 1)
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	12:00–13:30	Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ	Učebna 2057 Lichenštejnský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

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