Music Direction 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
171HR1 Z 4 2T Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

  1. To introduce the students to the entire process of making a music recording, its processing and final modifications from the perspective of the role of the music director
  2. Develop ability to recognize and assess the artistic quality of a music performance
  3. Develop ability to recognize sound and artistic quality of a music recording
  4. To introduce students to hte development of basic technical principles of sound recording
  5. To expand knowledge of music literature in relation to characteristic markings of historical styles and individual styles of composers.

Mode of study

Presentation regarding issues in sound recording and the work of the music director.

Listening to recordings, analysis of musical performance and recording sound treatment. Comparison of various interpretations and discussions about them.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Listening skills, Extensive knowledge of music theory (harmony, counterpoint, music forms, study of instruments). Ability to analyse a work of music.

Course contents

Lecture section

1/ Brief history of the technical devleopment of sound recording.

2/ Historical development of music recording execution

3/ Historical devleopment of the music director profession

4/ Brief description of the work of a music director in the studio

Class section

  1. Interpretation analysis of important recordings, analysis of their sound concept (character of acoustics of a space, measure of reverb, manners of recording, presence or absence, etc.) Discussion.
  2. Comparison of various recordings of the same music, interpretation analysis and sound concept recordings. Discussion.

Recommended or required reading

Music recordings (CD, DVD,LP, cassette).

  1. Key recordings of Czech chamber, symphonic and opera music (ex. Smetana: Má vlast - Talich, Ančerl, Neumann, Smetáček, Bělohlávek, Kubelík, etc.)
  2. Important recordings of world music (ex.. historically scholarly recordings of J.E. Gardiner - Mozart: Koncerty pro klavír, Beethoven: Symfonie etc.).

Accompanying notation material

Texts:

Jaroslav Rybář: Hudební režie

Instruction texts dealing with issues in recording classical music and music direction. (This text does not currently have the official textbook form for the Music Direction course)

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Publications:

Václav Syrový: Akustika

Václav Vlachý: Praxe zvukové techniky

Ladislav Šíp: Nahrávání a reprodukovaná hudba

Ladislav Šíp: Pěvci před mikrofonem

Václav Zamazal: Hudební nástroje před mikrofonem

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on these criteria:

  1. Overall participation in class discussions
  2. A completed semester course paper (comparison of a recording from the viewpoint of performance and the sound concept - comparing at least three different recordings) and the presentation of this in class.
  3. A written complete review of at least two concerts or opera performances attended.

Note

none

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

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
room 1040
Učebna KZT
(Lichenštejnský palác)
STEJSKALOVÁ S.
09:45–11:15
(lecture parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 09:45–11:15 Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ Učebna KZT
Lichenštejnský palác 		lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans