HV_24a Musical Paleography I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Stanislav Tesař (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 N42
Prerequisites
HV_01a Introduction to Musicology && HV_02a Proseminar I && HV_02b Proseminar II && HV_801a Music History I A && HV_04 Elements of Music Theory && HV_05a Harmony I. && HV_08 Intonation && HV_09 Audial Analysis && HV_11a Paleography
Completed basic course on the history of music - Overview of history of music I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course gives a basic orientation in historical, theoretical and practical problems of music notation as the main communication means in music. It deals also with the problems of identification of various kinds of notation and with the ways of their transcription in present music notation.
Learning outcomes
The course HV_24a will equip students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for independent heuistic and editional work with monophonic and polyphonic repertoire from the tenth through the thirteenth centuries as well as for its analytical and critical interpretation.
Syllabus
  • The subject is made up by five thematic spheres:
  • 1) Basic terms and categories
  • 2) Alphabet and music - letter notation systems
  • 3) Latin neums
  • 4) Nota choralis
  • 5) Mensural systems - modal notation
  • Detailed syllabus and individual thematic units and a list of corresponding literature is in IS MU (please see the Study materials of the subject VH_24a).
Literature
    required literature
  • Vývoj európskeho notopisu. Edited by Richard Rybarič. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Opus, československé hudobné vydavateľstvo, 1982, 222 s. info
  • Musikgeschichte in Bildern. Band 3, Musik des Mittelalters und der Renaissance. Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1966. info
  • APEL, Willi. Die Notation der polyphonen Musik : 900-1600. Leipzig: VEB Breitkopf & Härtel Musikverlag, 1962, 527 s. info
  • APEL, Willi. The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600. 4th ed. Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1953, xxv, 464. info
Teaching methods
Class (1.5 hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/group learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
The course is ended by a credential interview, success of which is based on:
1) Reliable knowledge of problems of historical development of notation within the historical stages given by the syllabus and lectures.
2) Reliable knowledge of principles of the studied notation systems and their transcription.
3) Reliable knowledge of basic literature on the subject. 4) Satisfactory fulfilment of the given seminar task.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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