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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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the history of European sacred music, the oldest musical traditions, individual artistic periods and their characteristic features, prominent figures in sacred music, selected works by prominent composers, the relationship between sacred music and faith and liturgy, the relationship between music and the culture of the period, listening to and interpreting selected musical examples.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Listening
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to the history of European sacred music, from the earliest musical traditions through to significant composers and their works. Students will gradually become familiar with the various artistic periods, their characteristic features and their most significant representatives. Through selected musical examples, they will become acquainted with the nature of the music of each period and how it reflects faith, liturgy and the culture of the time. The aim of the course is not merely to acquire factual knowledge, but above all to develop the ability to appreciate sacred music, understand its fundamental characteristics and discover its artistic value.
Upon completion of the course, the student will: gain a basic understanding of the history of European sacred music, be able to characterise the key features of individual artistic periods, be familiar with significant composers and selected works of sacred music, be able to perceive and interpret, in a basic way, the characteristic features of selected musical works, will understand the relationship between sacred music and faith, liturgy and the cultural context of the period, will be able to independently produce a basic academic essay on a selected work of sacred music.
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Prerequisites
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There are no specific prerequisites for taking this module. Students are encouraged to draw on any prior knowledge they may have in the fields of music, liturgy, history or theology when writing their seminar paper.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work, Written exam
active participation in online lessons, completion of ongoing tests, achieving an overall average of at least 60 per cent in the tests, completion of a seminar paper on the topic 'The work of a significant composer of sacred music'. Bibliography (compulsory and recommended): ČERNUŠÁK, Gracian. ŠTĚDROŇ, Bohumír. NOVÁČEK, Zdenko. Czechoslovak Musical Dictionary (2 volumes). Prague: State Music Publishing House, 1965. VENHODA, Miroslav. An Introduction to the Study of Gregorian Chant. Prague: Vyšehrad Publishing House, 1946, 300 pp. MICHELS, Ulrich. Encyclopaedic Atlas of Music. Prague: Lidové noviny Publishing House Ltd, 2002, 612 pp. KUNETKA, František. A Brief History of Music and Singing in the Liturgy. Olomouc: Matice cyrilometodějská, 1999, 34 pp. Various authors, scientific editor Doc. Dr. Jaroslav Smolka, CSc. A Short Encyclopaedia of Music. Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1983, 739 pp. SEHNAL, Jiří. A Brief Overview of the History of Catholic Church Music. Brno: Diocese of Brno - Centre for Liturgical Music, 1997. ČERNÝ, Jaroslav. KOUBA, Jan. SEHNAL, Jiří. PILKOVÁ, Zdeňka. VÍT, Petr. LÉBL, Vladimír. LUDVOVÁ, Jitka. Music in Czech History. Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1983, 460 pp.
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Recommended literature
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Černušák, G., Štědroň, B., Nováček, Z. (ed.). (1965). Československý hudební slovník osob a institucí, 2. díl. Praha.
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Kolektiv autorů. (1983). Hudba v českých dějinách. Praha.
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MICHELS U. Encyklopedický atlas hudby.
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Sehnal, J. (1997). Stručný přehled dějin katolické chrámové hudby. Brno.
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