FF:UJS_01 Classical Russian Music - Course Information

UJS_01 Classical Russian Music

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Halyna Myronova, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 D31

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

• Philological Area Studies (programme FF, D-FAS_)
• Balkan Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Balkan Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)
• Paleoslavic and Slavic Languages (programme FF, D-FI4)
• Polish Cultural Studies (programme FF, B-PJ_)
• Polish Studies (programme FF, B-PJ_) (2)
• Polish with orientation on Commercial Practice, Services and Travel (programme FF, B-FI)
• Russian Philological and Cultural Studies (programme FF, N-RS_)
• Russian Cultural Studies (programme FF, B-RS_)
• Russian Literature (programme FF, D-FI4)
• Russian Studies (programme FF, B-RS_) (3)
• Russian Language (programme FF, D-FI4)
• Russian for Social Practice (programme FF, B-RS_)
• Russian with a Focus on Translating (programme FF, N-RS_)
• Slavonic Studies (programme FF, N-FI)
• Slavistics (programme FF, N-SLAV_) (2)
• Slavonic Literatures (programme FF, D-SL_)
• Ukrainian Studies (programme FF, B-UKS_) (3)

Course objectives

At the end of the course student should be able to understand, explain and chronologize most inportant phenomenos of Russian professional music culture. Emphasis is put on connection of word with music, ergo on fusion of lyric of important Russian poets and the music expression. Each music phenomenons are exeplifyed with music records from personal chancery of the lecturer.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course the student will be able to orientate in particular trends and compositors of Russian classical music and their works.

Syllabus

• 1. Music of orthodox church; liturgic functions of sigle vocal types; authors.
• 2. East-slavonic music baroque and clasical period: specifics; forms; authors.
• 3. Period of musical romantism i Russia: M. Glinka - founder of "russian national music"; genesis of national opera; A. Pushkin and russian music; inspiration of artificial misic in folklore; The Mighty Handful; P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninov
• 4. Russian and ukrainian music in 20th century: political situation and its influence on culture; treds; authors - I. Stravinsky, S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich

Literature

• RACEK, Jan. Ruská hudba : od nejstarších dob až po Velkou říjnovou revoluci. 1. vyd. V Praze: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1953, 168 s. URL info
• SMOLKA, Jaroslav. Dějiny hudby. Vyd. 1. Brno: TOGGA agency, 2001, 657 s. ISBN 80-902912-0-1. info
• Trojan Jan: Dějiny opery: tvůrci předloh, libretisté, skladatelé a jich díla. Praha: Paseka, 2001
• Šostakovič, Dmitrij: O době a o sobě. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1987
• Fukač, J.: Rusko. In: Slovník české hudební kultury. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1997, s. 795-799
• Kuba, L. - Orlov, S. - Lapšin, I.: Ruská hudba a její tvůrcové. Praha: J. Otto, 1927
• Istorija russkoj muzyki. Moskva: Gosudarstvennoje muzykalnoje izdatělstvo, 1957

Teaching methods

Lectures, class diskussion.

Assessment methods

The course has a form of a lecture and a class discussion. Colloquium is in the form of a discussion about themes of a course in a team of 3-4 students.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.

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