History of Music IV(the fourth part of the lecture cycle History of Music I-IV): A study of the development of western music from cca 1900 - 2000. Emphasis will be placed on developing a thorough knowledge of music literature. The objective of History of Music I-IV is for the student to gain an understanding of the development of western music from the earliest known sources until the present day. The course will include the study of both sacred and secular music in all genres. It will place a strong emphasis on listening to and identifying various styles of music. Upon successful completion of the course History of Music IV, students will be expected to: • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of significant composers and works related to Western music from 1900 to 2000 • Apply understanding of stylistic trends through aural recognition and analysis of representative works • Identify the various genres of music and trace their development through the major historical periods • Understand and describe the development of instruments throughout music history • Analyze music composed in different time periods and assess stylistic features that are characteristic of each period • Analyze representative works and evaluate how music was shaped by broad political, cultural, and economic trends and by the values of the society that produced it • Evaluate the impact of past musical developments on present-day musical practices
Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (31.05.2021)
History of Music IV(the fourth part of the lecture cycle History of Music I-IV): A study of the development of western music from cca 1900 - 2000. Emphasis will be placed on developing a thorough knowledge of music literature. The objective of History of Music I-IV is for the student to gain an understanding of the development of western music from the earliest known sources until the present day. The course will include the study of both sacred and secular music in all genres. It will place a strong emphasis on listening to and identifying various styles of music. Upon successful completion of the course History of Music IV, students will be expected to: • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of significant composers and works related to Western music from 1900 to 2000 • Apply understanding of stylistic trends through aural recognition and analysis of representative works • Identify the various genres of music and trace their development through the major historical periods • Understand and describe the development of instruments throughout music history • Analyze music composed in different time periods and assess stylistic features that are characteristic of each period • Analyze representative works and evaluate how music was shaped by broad political, cultural, and economic trends and by the values of the society that produced it • Evaluate the impact of past musical developments on present-day musical practices
Literature
Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (31.05.2021)
Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise, Listening to the Twentieth Century, 2008
Burkholder, J. Peter, Donald Jay Grout and Claude V. Palisca. A History of Western Music (8th ed.).New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2010
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. E. Sadie, NY /London
Requirements to the exam
Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (31.05.2021)
REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT:
1. ATTENDANCE. Regular attendance is essential and expected. Maximum of absences: 3 per a semester. Concepts are cumulative and absences will increase the difficulty of the course. Students should contact the instructor prior to any planned absence.
2. EVALUATION. Students will be evaluated through a few Minor Exams during the semester and a Final Test. Successful completion: 60%.
3. "REVISION PAPERS": Each student will prepare 2 short revision papers / tests / games / cross-word puzzles / songs etc. for other students. The "activity" will always be related to the foregoing lecture. The student will have from 10-15 min. to perform / carry out the activity on the date agreed during the first class.
