ASH18 Harmony and Basso Continuo

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Marek Čermák (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Ratolístková (assistant)
prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Robert Hugo, Ph.D.
Academy of Ancient Music – Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Ratolístková
Supplier department: Academy of Ancient Music – Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
Basso continuo
Chord conception in early music
Different styles of continuo playing
Productive use of continuo realization
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will:
- be familiar with basso continuo
- demonstrate an understanding of chord conception in early music
- describe different styles of continuo playing
- understand and make productive use of continuo realization
Syllabus
  • 1. harmony concept in early music
  • 2. concept of an accord
  • 3. harmonic idioms
  • 4. basso continuo
  • 5. sources and examples
Literature
  • Nuti, Giulia. The performance of Italian basso continuo. 2007
  • FUX, Johann Joseph. Gradus ad Parnassum, oder, Anführung zur regelmäßigen musikalischen Composition. Translated by Lorenz Christoph Mizler. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 2008, 197 s. ISBN 9783487052090. info
  • FUX, Johann Joseph. The study of counterpoint : from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum. Edited by Alfred Mann - John Edmunds. Rev. ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1971, 156 s. ISBN 0393002772. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, reading the sources, written homeworks
Assessment methods
1. written setting of basso continuo part (1 page), 50% of the final mark
2. written test, 50% of the final mark
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWoQ_Z2-dWRm1HmFM7KA68y24z3J7Noxa&feature=shared
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 4 x za semestr.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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