| Course title | History of Music Types and Genres 2: Grand opéra of the 19th century |
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| Course code | KMU/DHDŽ2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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The topic is sorted both chronologically and geographically: 1/ "gránd opera before gránd opera" 2/ Rossini and Donizetti 3/ Meyerbeer - Robert le Diable 4/ Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots 5/ Halévy - Le Juive 6/ Auber - Gustav III, ou le Bal masqué, La muette de Portici 7/ Meyerbeer - Le prophete 8/ L´africaine 9/ Verdi - Don Carlos 10/ Gránd opera and R. Wagner 11/ Berlioz - Les Troyens 12/ Gránd opera in Russia and Czech Lands
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
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| Learning outcomes |
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Grand opéra was a prevailing type of musical theater in 1830-1848 and a stable part of opera repertoary till the 1st World War. To use historical theme for an opera after a model of E. Scribe and G. Meyerbeer was tempting not only for Italian composers, but also for so-called national schools.
Student will be able to provide an analysis of different types of 19th century opera, will understand the meaning of terms tableau or aria, and will evaluate a visual art of grand opera. |
| Prerequisites |
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Overview on the history of European music, 19th century historical background.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Seminar Work
Analysis of libretti and studium of specialized literature. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |