Theory of Composition 3
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 186TS3 | Z | 2 | 2T | Czech | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
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.
Note
none
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Tue | 10:20–11:50 | Iva OPLIŠTILOVÁ | Učebna 2057 Lichenštejnský palác |
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Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
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)