FF:VH_719a World Music I. - Course Information

VH_719a World Music I.

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Aleš Opekar, CSc. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová

Timetable

each even Monday 15:00–18:15 N41

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 160 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/160, only registered: 0/160, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/160

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Musicology (programme FF, B-HS)
• Musicology (programme FF, B-OT) (2)
• Musicology (programme FF, M-HS)
• Musicology (programme FF, M-OT)
• Musicology (programme FF, N-HS)
• Musicology (programme FF, N-OT) (2)
• Combined Art Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
• Combined Art Studies (programme FF, B-OT) (2)
• Theory of Interactive Media (programme FF, B-HS)
• Theory of Interactive Media (programme FF, B-OT) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students will be able to:
Define the basic terms from the field of the world music
Explain the relations of musical expressions and activities by individual ethnic groups and mutual fusions
Formulate opinions and conclusions concerning relations of the original ethnic music cultures and contemporary music trends and technologies (world music)
Interpret basic trends in the world music
Analyse typical musical activities of individual cultures

Syllabus

• basic terms, definitions, relations of world music, folklore, ethnomusicology and music anthropology
• Western Africa
• Central, Eastern and South Africa
• Far East
• India
• Mediterranean
• Arabian Peninsula
• Pacific and Australia
• Northern America
• Caribic and Latin America
• Europe and the Celtic territory
• Czech and Slovak world music
• Possible views across territories (jewish, gypsy music etc.)

Literature

• PLOCEK, Jiří. Hudba středovýchodní Evropy. Vydání první. Praha: Torst, 2003, 125 stran. ISBN 8072152033. info
• KURFÜRST, Pavel. Hudební nástroje. Vyd. 1. Praha: Togga, 2002, 1168 s. ISBN 809029121X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures with musical examples.

Assessment methods

Two options: written test or an essay on a theme agreed by the teacher

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught only once.

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