SHK04 Counterpoint

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Martin Celhoffer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (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.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SHK02 Music theory
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
At the end of the course students will be able to compose basic techniques. Students will be acquainted with the specificities of vocal and instrumental polyphonies in the renaissance and baroque music. Basic techniques: imitation, proportion, modality etc. Basic forms: canon, motet, madrigal, passacaglia, fugue etc.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to counterpoint: basic terminology
  • Prerequisites: intervals and modes - their classification
  • Techniques of the cantus firmus: 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, 3:1, 6:1 and syncopic counterpoint
  • Imitation techniques: typology
  • Contrapuntal figures
  • Instrumental techniques: free and reversed counterpoint
  • Fugue - analysis and exemplification of the techniques
Literature
    required literature
  • ZARLINO, Gioseffo (1517-1590). Le Institutioni Harmoniche. Benátky 1562 (2. vyd.) online:http://imgbase-scd-ulp.u-strasbg.fr/displayimage.php?album=556&pos=0
  • FUX, Johann Joseph: Gradus ad Parnassum (Vídeň 1725).
  • ZARLINO, Gioseffo: The Art of Counterpoint (anglický překlad III. dílu spisu Le Institutioni Harmoniche 1558; 2. vyd., Londýn 1976).
  • HŮLA, Zdeněk. Nauka o kontrapunktu. 1. vyd. Praha: Supraphon, 1985, 323 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • MARPURG, Friedrich Wilhelm: Handbuch bey dem Generalbasse und der Composition (sv. I–III, 1755–58).
  • MORLEY, Thomas: An Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music (London 1597, reprint London 1952).
  • SIMPSON, Christopher: A Compendium of Practical Music in Five Parts (druhé vydání 1667, reprint Oxford 1970).
  • MOTTE, Diether de la. Kontrapunkt : ein Lese- und Arbeitsbuch [Motte, 1999]. 6. Aufl. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1999, 374 s. : n. ISBN 3-423-30146-5. info
  • ŠÍN, Otakar. Nauka o kontrapunktu, imitaci a fuze. Praha: Fr. A. Urbánek a synové, 1936, viii, 196. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practice, discussion
Assessment methods
written test, homeworks, analysis, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 8 hodin konzultací.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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