SHK02 Music theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Spurný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D.
Academy of Ancient Music – Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of the history of music theory, its basic sources and methodology. At the end of the course, students will be able to: handle with musical proportions, analyze tonal structure of early music (guidonian hand, solmization, modal theory).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, methodology, sources
  • 2. Terminology
  • 3. Geometrical proportions
  • 4. Tonal systems
Literature
  • Christensen, Thomas (ed.). Western Music Theory, CUP
  • JANOVKA, Tomáš Baltazar. Clavis and thesaurum magnae artis musicae. Edited by Michael Pospíšil - Jiří Sehnal - Jiří Matl. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP, 2006, cxxiv, 387. ISBN 8085917939. info
  • ZARLINO, Gioseffo. Theorie des Tonsystems : Das erste und zweite Buch der Institutioni harmoniche (1573). Edited by Michael Fend. Frankfurt a. M.: Verlag Peter Lang GmbH, 1989, xi, 471. ISBN 3631407246. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, presentations, homeworks, reading, e-learning support.
Assessment methods
written test, 100% of the final mark
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 8 hodin konzultací.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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