HVK_11a Musical Paleography I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Stanislav Tesař (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: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 9. 10. 15:00–16:40 N42, Fri 23. 10. 15:00–16:40 N42, Fri 20. 11. 15:00–16:40 N42, Fri 4. 12. 15:00–16:40 N42
Prerequisites
No prerequisities.
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
This course gives a basic orientation a basic orientation in historical, theoretical and practical problems of music notation as the main communication means in music. It deals also with the problems of identification of various kinds of notation and with the ways of their transcription in present music notation.
Learning outcomes
After the finishing of the course VH_24a the student must be able: a) to provide basic orientation in both theoretical and practical problems of the musical paleography and b) to create thequalification for analytical and critical work wth historical musical sources its repertory and special paleograhical literature.
Syllabus
  • The subject of this course is made up by following five thematic spheres: 1) Basic terms and categories; 2) Writing and music - Letter notation systems; 3) Latin neums; 4) Nota choralis; 5) Mensural systems - Modal notation. Detailed syllabus and individual thematiac units and a list of corresponding literature is in IS MU (pleas see the Study materials of the subject VHK_11a).
Literature
    required literature
  • Vývoj európskeho notopisu. Edited by Richard Rybarič. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Opus, československé hudobné vydavateľstvo, 1982, 222 s. info
  • APEL, Willi. Die Notation der polyphonen Musik : 900-1600. Leipzig: VEB Breitkopf & Härtel Musikverlag, 1962, 527 s. info
  • APEL, Willi. The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600. 4th ed. Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1953, xxv, 464. info
    recommended literature
  • STÄBLEIN, Bruno. Musikgeschichte in Bildern. 1.Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1975, 257 s. info
Teaching methods
Class (1,5 hours per month); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/ group learning activities will be employed. Edition of early music example.
Assessment methods
The course is ended by a credential interview, succes of which is based on: a) Reliable knowledge of problems of historical development of notation within the historical stages given by the syllabus and lectures; b) Reliable knowledge of principeles of the studied notation systems and their transcription. c) Reliable knowledge of basic literature on the subject. d) Satisfactory fulfilment of the given seminar task.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou udělení zápočtu je také vypracování všech úkolů v e-learningu (ELFu)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin + 8 hodin individuálních konzultací.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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