FF:HV_98b Seminar "Leoš Janáček" II

HV_98b Seminar "Life and Work of Leoš Janáček" II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

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Timetable

Tue 12:00–13:40 N21

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

Course objectives

Seminar is focused on life and work of the composer Leoš Janáček, especially on his stage work.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to analyze Janáček's work and to include it in an international context.

Syllabus

Seminar is focused on the analysis of Janáček's work from both musical and dramaturgical point of view. Students will work with full score, also problematics of the musical edition will be presented. Some interesting audio and video recordings will be played.

Literature

ŠTĚDROŇ, Miloš. Janáček a hudba 20. století - Janáček a verismus (Janáček and the 20th-century music - Janáček and verism). Univerzitní noviny. Brno: MU Brno, 1998, vol. 5, No 10, p. 21-25. ISSN 1211-6866. info
TYRRELL, John. Janáček's Operas. London: Faber and Faber, 1992. info
PŘIBÁŇOVÁ, Svatava. Leoš Janáček. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1984, 147 s. info
VOGEL, Jaroslav. Leoš Janáček : život a dílo. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1963, 385 s. info
BROD, Max. Leoš Janáček. Život a dílo. (Leoš Janáček. His Life and Work.). Praha: Hudební Matice Umělecké besedy, 1924. info

Teaching methods

seminar, class discussion, presentations of the student essays

Assessment methods

Winter term: written test (consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 75 %.)and essay Summer term: seminar essay

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022.