Course: Introduction to Musicology 2

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Course title Introduction to Musicology 2
Course code KMU/ÚVOD2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Blüml Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Synthetic disciplines of musicology 1. Music theory. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European music theory. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 2. Synthetic disciplines of musicology 2. Music historiography. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European music historiography. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 3. Synthetic disciplines of musicology 3. Ethnomusicology. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European music ethnomusicology. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 4. The aspect sub-disciplines of musicology 1. Musical acoustics, organology, the theory and history of notation. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the disciplines. The history of Czech and European musical acoustics, organology, the theory and history of notation. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 5. The aspect sub-disciplines of musicology 2. Musical aesthetics. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European musical aesthetics. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 6. The aspect sub-disciplines of musicology 3. Music sociology. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European music sociology. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 7. The aspect sub-disciplines of musicology 4. Music psychology and didactics. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the disciplines. The history of Czech and European music psychology and didactics. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 8. Newly emerging disciplines 1. The theory and history of non-artificial music. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the discipline. The history of Czech and European theory and history of non-artificial music. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 9. Newly emerging disciplines 2. The theory and history of music interpretation and music semiotics. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the disciplines. The history of Czech and European theory and history of music interpretation and music semiotics. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 10. Practical and applicable outcome of the subject. Music criticism, music popularization, music praxeology and music therapy. The subject matter, the objectives and the methods of the disciplines. The history of Czech and European music criticism, music popularization, music praxeology and music therapy. An overview of the main personalities and their key works. 11. Basic aesthetic categories 1. The aesthetic function, art, a work of art. 12. Basic aesthetic categories 2. Culture, music culture, folk, mass and popular music culture.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on musicology, its systematic classification and subdisciplines (development, trends, concepts, figures and fundamental works) and introduces students to basic aesthetic categories.
Students will familiarize themselves with the individual areas of musicology, with their development, as well as current trends. They will be able to use their knowledge in other theoretical, historical and systematic music courses of the Department of Musicology study plan.
Prerequisites
Approval of the conditional course ÚSHV1.

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic Test

Essay, written examination.
Recommended literature
  • Kol. autorů:. Hudební věda I-III. Praha 1988.
  • Poledňák, I - Fukač, J.:. Úvod do studia hudební vědy. Olomouc 1995.
  • Příslušná hesla v muzikologických encyklopediích..
  • BEARD, David. (2005). Musicology: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides).
  • Dahlhaus, Carl (ed.). Einführung in die systematische Musikwissenschaft. Köln 1971, 1988..
  • Elschek, Oskár. Hudobná vedy súčasnosti. Systematika, teória, vývin. Bratislava 1984.
  • HOOPER, Giles. (2006). The Discourse of Musicology.
  • Nicole Schwindt-Gross. Musikwissenschaftliches Arbeiten. Hilfsmittel-Techniken-Aufgaben. Kassel 1992..
  • WILLIAMS, Alastair. (2001). Constructing Musicology (Routledge Revivals).


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer