HV_704a Vocal Practice. From Hymn to Renaissance I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course enables students to gain practical experiences with the repertoire of early music (i.e. before 1600) due to various ways of singing and analysing the pieces.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the semestr the student / singer should be able to sight read and will improve his skills and knowledge in the music of the middle ages and renaissance period.
Syllabus
  • Plainchant (gradual, antiphonary)
  • Invention and developement of polyphony
  • Notre Dame, Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova
  • oldest czech polyphony
  • liturgical plays
  • Codex Speciálník
Literature
    required literature
  • Jaromír Černý (ed.), Historická antologiehudby v českých zemích (do cca 1530), Praha: KLP, 2005
    recommended literature
  • Martin Horyna (ed.), Wenceslai Philomathis Musicorum libri quattuor, Praha: KLP, 2003
Teaching methods
Seminars: selected pieces to be sung together are sent to students at least a week before.
Assessment methods
Reguler attendance is necessary, short presentation over selected piece, activity in singing
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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