AJ26056 Folk Music of the British Isles

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 31
Prerequisites
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Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course focuses on a survey of the development of folk music of the Britih Isles. Stress is put on listening to CDs, as well as bacground information concerning individual instruments, song and lyrics forms, dances, collectors, and revivals.
Syllabus
  • Session 1: from voice to musical instruments, traditional music to contemporary crossover Session 2:traditional music (harp, flute, bagpipe) Session 3: traditional music (fiddle, bodhran), modern instruments (guitar, mandolin) Session 4: traditional dance forms (from Morris dances to jigs and reels) Session 5: traditional music with lyrics(carols,airs, ballads,nursery rhymes, mouth music) Session 6: collectors of traditional music (from romanticism to the 1890s Celtic revival and beyond, from Cecil Sharp to Séan Ó Riada, folk revival of the 1960s, world music of the 1990s) Session 7: dance bands, ceilidh, taking this music overseas (USA, Canada, Australia) Sesion 8: skiffle music and the folk revival of the 1960s (Donovan on video) Session 9: rock and folk with celtic roots, English, Scottish and Irish music with foreign influences) Session 10: videos (Moris dances to the Riverdance) Session 11: working with lyrics (nursery rhymes, ballads, singers-songwriters)
Literature
  • Moravčík: Keltská hudba, edice Světem lidové hudby a world music, vydal Torst Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7275-223-8
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Final exam - written, 4 pages, themes: 1)Music of the British Isles in literature in English. 2)Music of the British Isles in Czech environment. Due in late January 2004. Attendance, active participation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=3
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005.
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