VH_805a Music History in Outline V A

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Spurný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VH_01a Introduction to Musicology && VH_02a Proseminar I && VH_02b Proseminar II &&(( VH_03b Music History II && VH_03a Music History I ) || ( VH_801a Music History I A && VH_802a Music History II A ))&& VH_04 Elements of Music Theory &&(( VH_05 Harmony ) || ( VH_05a Harmony I. ))&& VH_08 Intonation && VH_09 Audial Analysis
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with the forms and specifics of music of the 19th century, which is to a certain extent identical with the term "romanticism". The students will be able to understand and explain the key forms as symphony, song, string quartet and more, and the character of music production of this time (instrumentation, programmatic vs. absolute music etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. A symphony of the early romanticism. L. van Beethoven and a prototype of the 19th century symphony. F. Schubert: an example of the early romantic symphony. 2. Virtuosity as a 19th century phenomenon (H. Ernst, N. Paganini, F. Liszt ad.). A genius phenomenon. Changing the positions between author and interpreter. 3. Programme symphony of the 19th century. Metamorphoses of the programme symphony between high classicism and modernity. (F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, H. Berlioz, A. Bruckner, L. Janáček). 4. Song as a representative form of the romanticism. Solo song, choir production, Lieder ohne Worte (F. Schubert, L. Janáček, V. Novák). 5. Orchestration development. Instrumentarium of the romantic orchestra (Beethoven), Berlioz's reform and a charakteristic of instrumentation. Novelty of modernity. Scores of R. Strauss and G. Mahler, wagnerian melodics. Specifics of the Janáček's instrumentation. 6. Basic works of the Czech quartet literature in the period od romanticism (string quartets by B. Smetana and A. Dvořák). Problem of programme, autobiographical reflection. 7. Parallels to the Janáček's operatic production. M. P. Musorgskij (Boris Godunov) and R. Strauss (Salome). "Literatur Oper" (C. Dahlhaus) and "Exteritoriale Musik" (T. Adorno). 8. Metamorphoses of the decadence – between literature (T. Mann), music (G. Mahler) and film (L. Visconti). The Death in Venice - metamorphoses of the story, quotation (B. Britten). 9. Professional and personal life of G. Mahler. Institutions keeping his heritage.
Literature
  • 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 jejich díla. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2001, 482 s. ISBN 8071853488. info
  • ROSEN, Charles. The romantic generation. London: Fontana Press, 1999, xv, 723 s. ISBN 0-00-255712-6. info
  • NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Zrození tragédie : z ducha hudby. Translated by Otokar Fischer. Praha: Gryf, 1993, 81 s. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jaromír. Hudba v českých dějinách :od středověku do nové doby. Praha: Supraphon, 1989, 483 s., [1. ISBN 80-7058-163-8. info
  • HANSLICK, Eduard. O hudebním krásnu : příspěvek k revizi hudební estetiky. Translated by Jaroslav Střítecký. 1. vyd. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1973, 137 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Ukončení formou zkoušky je určeno jednooborovým studentům.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Určeno pouze pro registraci těch studentů, kteří v předchozím školním roce nezískali atestaci..
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020.
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