Course: History of Music I

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Course title History of Music I
Course code KHV/7513
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hons Miloš, prof. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Social conditions in Europe and the Czechoslovakia after the Second World War and their influence on composers' work. 2. The work of composers of the pre-war generation (Mondays and unclassified). 3. Traditionalism and modernism in Czech music of the 1950s. 4. Influence of New Music styles and techniques on the domestic music scene. 5. Portraits of the main personalities of the Brno and Prague groups (Camerata, Atelier, Quatro, etc.).

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquire detailed knowledge about the development of European and Czech music after the Second World War. Látka pays close attention to changes in social conditions and their influence on the stylistic, genre and ideological aspects of musical creation and on the main personalities of the post-war avant-garde.
The student is able to explain the developmental regularities of the most modern musical styles of the post-war development against the background of European and domestic social conditions. It has mastered the meaning and main contribution of the work of the most important composers and the specificity of their musical language.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Written exam, at least 70% attendance, active participation in class
Recommended literature
  • Hrčková, N. Dějiny hudby VI - Hudba 20. století (2 díly). Praha: Euromedia Group - Ikar, 2006, 2007.
  • Navrátil, M. Dějiny hudby (podtitul - Přehled evropských dějin hudby).
  • Navrátil, M. Nástin vývoje evropské hudby 20.století.
  • Schnierer, M. Svět orchestru 20. století - Expresionismus a Nová hudba. České Budějovice: PF JU, 1999.
  • Schnierer, M. Svět orchestru 20. století I. Brno: MaM, 1995.
  • Schnierer, M. Svět orchestru 20. století II. Praha: Academia, 1998.


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