SUS_61 History of Czech Jazz Music

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Jan Dalecký (lecturer), PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (deputy)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 N51, except Mon 15. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Nejsou požadovány.
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 140 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 32/140, only registered: 0/140, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/140
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject is a brief excursion into the history of Czech jazz music, especially in the form of partial probes.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
to focus on the issues of the Czech jazz music
to identify the basic directions and personalities of the Czech jazz music
to prepare an essay on the topic
Syllabus
  • The main representatives of Czech jazz music, including music ensembles, important festivals and recordings, will be examined.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Das grosse Jazzbuch (Orig.) : The jazz book : from ragtime to fusion and beyond. info
  • The jazz scene (Orig.) : Jazzová scéna. info
  • DORŮŽKA, Lubomír. Český jazz mezi tanky a klíči, 1968-1989. Photo by Pavel Vácha. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2002, 499 s. ISBN 8072151673. info
  • The new Grove dictionary of jazz. Edited by Barry Dean Kernfeld. 2nd ed. New York: Grove, 2002, xxvi, 869. ISBN 1561592846. info
  • OPEKAR, Aleš. Czechoslovak Jazz-rock Music: A local Version of an International Phenomenon in the 1970´s. Tony Mitchell, Peter Doyle. In Changing Sounds: New Directions and Configurations in Popular Music. Sydney (Austrálie), 2000, p. 183-187. info
  • POLEDŇÁK, Ivan and Lubomír DORŮŽKA. Československý jazz : minulost a přítomnost. 1. vyd. Praha: Supraphon, 1967, 309 s. URL info
  • FUKAČ, Jiří. Nové pověry kolem jazzu?[New supersitions around jazz?]. Hudební rozhledy. Praha: Svaz československých skladatelů, 1963, vol. 16, No 1, p. 40-41. ISSN 0018-6996. info
  • FUKAČ, Jiří. O džezu co nejstručněji [Jazz - The shortest survey]. 1st ed. Brno: Dům kultury a osvěty města Brna, 1962, 26 pp. ISBN není. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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