Chamber Music 7

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
198KH7	Z	4	2CT	English, Czech	winter

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Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student performs music at a high professional level (technically and interpretatively masterful expression), expresses his/her own artistic concepts at the level of a developed musical personality.

Develops, presents and implements artistic programs that are coherent and appropriate for different contexts.

Possesses the ability to listen, collaborate, express opinions constructively, and prioritises the common interest over the assertion of one's own opinion.

Has a high level of appropriate presentation and communication skills in all aspects of their practice and activities.

Mode of study

Exercise

Prerequisites and co-requisites

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Course contents

Learning objectives:

In Chamber Music 7, students create chamber ensembles of various compositions or continue to play in ensembles created in the previous course of study with a preference for piano trio, string quartet, wind quintet or brass ensemble, but other combinations of instruments are also possible. The goal of the course is to produce chamber music of high artistic quality and expressive maturity. The focus is on developing a common musical, articulatory and rhythmic sense, intonation, harmony, intercommunication, a balanced ensemble sound, and creating a common musical concept of the piece.

Thematic areas:

Through the staging of selected repertoire the following skills are strengthened:

Uniform artistic expression in the interpretation of the work
Types of communication when playing in a chamber ensemble
Structuring chamber ensemble rehearsals
Principles of public presentation of artistic performance as a chamber musician
Effective chamber ensemble rehearsal management strategies

Recommended or required reading

The students continue to get acquainted with other chamber works by Viennese classical composers (J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven), Czech composers (B. Smetana, A. Dvořák, L. Janáček, B. Martinů), world-famous composers (J. Brahms, M. Ravel, D. Shostakovich, P. Hindemith, etc.), prominent representatives of the musical baroque (J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, G. P. Telemann) and contemporary works, always depending on the individual composition of the ensemble and the availability of arrangements of compositions by these authors, e.g. for brass ensembles.

Individual creative initiative of the student is assumed in the choice of repertoire. Due to the variety of chamber ensembles assembled, the possibilities of choosing pieces to perform are considerable. Therefore, the following list is only an example of the literature possibilities for the main types of chamber ensembles:

Piano Trio:

SMETANA, Bedřich. Trio in G minor, Op.15

Bärenreiter, ISMN 9790260102910

String Quartet:

DVOŘÁK, Antonín. String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96

Bärenreiter, ISMN 9790260103023

Wind Quintet:

LIGETI, György. Sechs Bagatellen

Schott 1973

For brass ensemble:

ARNOLD, Malcolm. Brass Quintet No. 2 op.132

Faber Music, Cat. No: 0571564038

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit examination is awarded on the basis of active participation in professional exercises, rehearsal and presentation of a chamber composition (duo with an instrument other than piano or multiple performers) and participation in a survey examination. Compulsory attendance - minimum 80%.