HV_98a Seminar "Life and Work of Leoš Janáček" I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HV_01a Introduction to Musicology && HV_02a Proseminar I && HV_02b Proseminar II && HV_801a Music History I A && HV_04 Elements of Music Theory && HV_05a Harmony I. && HV_08 Intonation && HV_09 Audial Analysis && HV_11a Paleography
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
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Course objectives
Seminar is focused on life and work of the composer Leoš Janáček, especially on his stage work.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to analyze Janáček's work and to include it in an international context.
Syllabus
  • Seminar is focused on the analysis of Janáček's work from both musical and dramaturgical point of view. Students will work with full score, also problematics of the musical edition will be presented. Some interesting audio and video recordings will be played.
Literature
  • ŠTĚDROŇ, Miloš. Janáček a hudba 20. století - Janáček a verismus (Janáček and the 20th-century music - Janáček and verism). Univerzitní noviny. Brno: MU Brno, 1998, vol. 5, No 10, p. 21-25. ISSN 1211-6866. info
  • TYRRELL, John. Janáček's Operas. London: Faber and Faber, 1992. info
  • PŘIBÁŇOVÁ, Svatava. Leoš Janáček. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1984, 147 s. info
  • VOGEL, Jaroslav. Leoš Janáček : život a dílo. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1963, 385 s. info
  • BROD, Max. Leoš Janáček. Život a dílo. (Leoš Janáček. His Life and Work.). Praha: Hudební Matice Umělecké besedy, 1924. info
Teaching methods
seminar, class discussion, presentations of the student essays
Assessment methods
Winter term: written test (consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 75 %.)and essay Summer term: seminar essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: souhlas
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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