Ethnomusicology 3

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Subject guarantor

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK

Name of lecturer(s)

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK, Tomáš REINDL

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Present to students the music of „other“ cultures and develop skills in structural analysis of selected music exhibits.

Mode of study

Analysis of audio and video samples, analysis of texts, discussions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Knowledge of the basic music - theory discipline and ability to structurally analyse music of European provenience (for HAMU students) and completion of courses 108ETM1 & 108ETM2.

Course contents

The lectures provide an overview and basic orientation in music events outside the framework of European artificial music. The course deals with the music of natural nations, music outside of European high culture and folklore of European nations. The instruction is focused primarily on listening experiences in music of various world cultures with an emphasis on an analytical approach and cultivation of abilities to understand the principles of music thought also outside of the European music paradigm. Part of the instruction is also probes into history and methodology.

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: an analysis paper of a selected text (30%), seminar paper of an analysis of a selected music event.(70%).

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The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Composition (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Sound Design (Mg) (optional subject)
• Music Theory (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)