ETBB65 Introduction to Ethnomusicology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marta Toncrová (lecturer)
PhDr. Lucie Uhlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Lucie Uhlíková, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – 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
The course is the entry into the issue of ethno-musicology as one of the ethnological sub-disciplines. The students will learn about the historical development of ethno-musicology, with its basic terminology, applied methods and key themes of ethno-musicological research.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to interpret basic topics of Czech and European ethnomusicology.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of etnomusicological research in Czech lands.
  • 2. The collecting and collectors of folk songs. Institutions and editorial work.
  • 3. Methods and techniques used in field research.
  • 4. Audio and audiovisual documentation.
  • 5. Cataloguing texts and tunes of folk songs.
  • 6. Theory of folk songs.
  • 7. Instruments used in performing folk music, types of music bands.
  • 8. Types and genres of songs.
  • 9. Contemporary melodiousness and song repertoire composition.
  • 10. Folk song as a source of inspiration, popularization.
  • 11. Second existence of folk song, folklorism.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The Oxford handbook of applied ethnomusicology. Edited by Svanibor Pettan - Jeff Todd Titon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, xvii, 836. ISBN 9780199351701. info
  • STONE, Ruth M. Theory for ethnomusicology. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008, xiii, 242. ISBN 9780132408400. info
  • Lidová kultura : národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Edited by Stanislav Brouček - Richard Jeřábek - Dušan Holý - Václav Hubing. Vydání první. Praha: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v.v.i., v Praze a Ústav evropské etnologie Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně v nakladatelství Mladá fronta, 2007, 284 stran. ISBN 9788020414502. info
  • Ethnomusicology : a contemporary reader. Edited by Jennifer C. Post. New York: Routledge, 2006, xii, 446. ISBN 0415972043. info
  • Slovník české hudební kultury. Edited by Jiří Fukač - Jiří Vysloužil - Petr Macek. 1. vyd. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1997, 1035 s. ISBN 80-7058-462-9. info
  • Hudební věda : historie a teorie oboru, jeho světový a český vývoj. Edited by Vladimír Lébl - Ivan Poledňák. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, s. 653-103. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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