VH_54 History of Music Theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Spurný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VH_39 Bachelor exam || VHK_26 Bachelor exam
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic teachings of music theory of 18th and 19th century; Form; Tonality; Music theory as pedagogy; Hugo Riemann: harmonic theory; Heinrich Schenker: harmonic theory and music analysis
Syllabus
  • Music theory and mathematics
  • Rameau and 18th century harmonic theory
  • 19th century harmonic theory
  • Form
  • Tonality
  • Music theory as pedagogy
  • Hugo Riemann: harmonic theory
  • Heinrich Schenker: harmonic theory and music analysis
Literature
  • Hradecký, Emil. Úvod do studia tonální harmonie, Praha 1960
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. Die Musiktheorie im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert, I.,II., Teil, Darmstadt 1984/89.
  • De la Motte-Haber, Helga. Musiktheorie. Laaber : Laaber-Verlag, 2005.
  • Risinger, Karel. Vůdčí osobnosti české moderní hudební teorie . Praha : SHV, 1963.
  • Ludvová, Jitka. Česká hudební teorie novější doby 1850 - 1900. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1989. 85 s Studie ČSAV.
  • Thomas Christensen. Western Music Theory. Cambridge University Press 2002.
  • SPURNÝ, Lubomír. Heinrich Schenker - dávný neznámý. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého - vydavatelství, 2000, 186 pp. ISBN 80-244-0055-3. info
  • Česká hudební teorie 1750-1850. Edited by Jitka Ludvová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1985, 119 s. info
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2018.
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