SH_C07 History of Music 1500 - 1700 III.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Veselá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D.
Academy of Ancient Music – Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course gives a synopsis of the history of European music in the 2nd half of the 17th century. Within the framework of ancient music study it is a part of an European music overview. The course starts with a brief survey of the European history in the 17th century. This introduction is followed by the description of musical styles, forms and techniques in the vocal and instrumental music of this period. The life and work of the important composers and musicians from several regions of Europe (with special emphasis on Italian and German personalities, because the French music of this period is a subject of another course) is described.
The main objectives of the course are the following: Making students aware of the historical context in which the lives of the composers and musicians took place and their works were created. At the end of the course the students should be able to know the main musical styles, forms and compositional techniques of the period in view.
Syllabus
  • The main problems of the European society and politics in the 2nd half of 17th century: confessions (catholicism vs. protestantism), state systems (estates vs. absolutism), Thirty Years' War, French king Louis XIV. vs. the Habsburgs, Ottoman Empire in the Eastern Europe.
  • The main European centers of the cultural life (Paris, Venice, Roma, Salzburg, Vienna, Dresden, Hamburg, London) and the most important patrons of music and composers. Roma: cardinals Grimani, Ottoboni, Pamphili, the Queen Christina of Sweden; Salzburg: the archbishop Max Gandolf von Khuenburg; Vienna: the emperor Leopold I.
  • Musical styles and forms: prima prattica vs. seconda prattica, polyphony vs. homophony, accompanied monody, polychorality/stile concertato (cori spezzati, concerto grosso), rhapsodical style (toccata), the variations: a) partitas, b) variations with basso ostinato (ciaccona, passacaglia, folia).
  • Sonata: solo and triosonata, sonata da camera and sonata da chiesa, the suite, French ouverture, Italian sinfonia.
  • Cantata, motetto, mass, oratorio, opera.
  • Significant composers: Froberger, Carissimi, Corelli, Stradella, Legrenzi, Cavalli, Cesti, Draghi, Fischer, Biber, Muffat, Schütz, Buxtehude,Purcell
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: PS2005.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin za semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005.
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