PdF:HV005 Theory of Music Forms - Course Information

HV005 Theory of Music Forms

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ondřej Musil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D.
Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Musil, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Music – Faculty of Education

Timetable

Mon 11:00–11:50 D11 učebna

Prerequisites

Basics of music theory and history as required for entrance exams.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Abstract

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basics of forming musical material. Emphasis is placed especially on forms that had a fundamental impact on the development of music from the Renaissance to Romanticism.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will know the historical development and typology of musical forms. They will be capable of basic music analysis and identification of the most common formal solutions. They will connect the acquired knowledge from this discipline with the basics of music theory and history.

Key topics

1. Introduction to the study of musical forms

2. Medieval forms, early polyphony and the basics of counterpoint

3. Musical forms of the Renaissance period

4. Musical forms of the Baroque period

5. Fugue

6. Musical forms of the Classical period

7. Strophic, binary and ternary form

8. Sonata form and sonata cycle

9. Rondo

10. Musical forms of the Romantic period

11. Mass, opera and stage forms

12. Musical forms of the 20th century

Study resources and literature

required literature
• KOŠUT, Michal. Kapitoly z hudebních forem (Chapters from Musical Forms). 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 88 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9329-4. info

recommended literature
• ZENKL, Luděk. ABC hudebních forem. 4. vydání (v Editio Bären. Praha: Editio Bärenreiter, 2010, 256 stran. ISBN 9788086385334. info
• COOK, Nicholas. A Guide to Musical Analysis. Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0198165088.
• SCHOENBERG, Arnold. Fundamentals of Musical Composition. STRANG, Gerald a STEIN, Leonard (ed.). London: Faber and Faber, 1970. ISBN 0-571-09276-4.

not specified
• HLOBIL, Emil. Nauka o hudebních formách. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní hudební nakladatelství, 1963, 240 s. URL info
• JELÍNEK, Stanislav. Repetitorium hudebních forem a žánrů. Praha: Editio Karez, 2011. ISBN 978-80-903547-8-4.
• KOHOUTEK, Ctirad. Hudební styly z hlediska skladatele : stručná antologie základů starší kompoziční praxe a teorie. Praha: Panton, 1976, 2 sv. ISBN 35-486-76. info
• POŠ, Vladimír. Nauka o hudebních formách. Praha: Státní hudební nakladatelství, 1961.
• COPLAND, Aaron. What to Listen for in Music. Signet, 2011. ISBN ‎978-0451531766.

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

theoretical preparation, music analysis, practical exercises, listening to music, home preparation

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Oral exam: verification of acquired theoretical knowledge based on the lectures and homework. Students choose one of the thematic areas (musical forms of a specific period). Furthermore, they have to identify the presented form / form diagram according to the graphics and clues.
Seminar attendance: 80 %

Language of instruction

Czech

Study support

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2025/HV005/index.qwarp

Further Comments

Study Materials
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