VH_741b Theory and history of popular music II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
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
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 14:10–17:25 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 197 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/197, only registered: 0/197, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/197
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture course is devoted to the history of Czech and Slovak popular music. The course outlines a development of popular music throughout the history with a special emphasis to the distinguishing of serious and popular music spheres during the 19th century and to the tendencies of development of particular genres of Czech and Slovak popular music during the 20th century. The course also investigates various cultural, social and political circumstances as well as transformation of aesthetic criteria.
Syllabus
  • traditional popular music till the 19th century; Czech and Slovak popular music in the era of jazz, the beginning of the 20th century till the 1930´s; Czech and Slovak popular music in the era of swing, 1930´s - 1950´s; Czech and Slovak popular music in the era of rock´n´roll, 1950´s - 1970´s; Czech and Slovak popular music in the era of new wave, 1970´s - 1980´s; Czech and Slovak popular music in the era of electronic music, turn of 20th and 21st centuries;
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DORŮŽKA, Lubomír. Panoráma populární hudby 1918-1978, aneb, Nevšední písničkáři všedních dní. [Praha]: Mladá fronta, 1987. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with sound and audiovisual presentations.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Spring 2017, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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