HV070 AJ Insights into Czech Music Culture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Šilhavíková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D.
Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Šilhavíková
Supplier department: Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 13:00–13:50 učebna 21
Prerequisites
Interest in the issue and active participation.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce various issues of Czech music culture in its historical and contemporary context.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to understand basic regional specifics of Czech and Moravian folk music, become familiar with the names of prominent Czech composers, and gain an overview of the current Czech music scene.
Syllabus
  • Ancient roots of Czech music.
  • The specifics of Czech and Moravian folk music (including its regional characteristics, traditional instruments and dances, etc.).
  • The origin and meaning of the Czech national anthem.
  • The main representatives of Czech artificial music (Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček).
  • Czech popular music (development with the political background of Czechoslovakia).
  • Contemporary Czech music institutions and festivals (focusing on the Prague, Brno and Ostrava cultural scene).
  • International overlap of Czech music.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Jiří. Po stopách Leoše Janáčka. Průvodce Brnem (In the foootsteps of Leoš Janáček. Brno City Guide). In Po stopách Leoše Janáčka. Průvodce Brnem. Brno: TIC BRNO, 2017, 159 pp. ISBN 978-80-906035-8-5. URL info
  • Ve víru barev a chutí: turistický průvodce regionem: Slovácko - východní Morava. Zlín. Centrála cestovního ruchu Východní Moravy, 2009, 108 pp. ISBN 978-80-254-6767-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, music demonstrations, visits to cultural places in Brno.
Assessment methods
Attendance during the semester. Attendance of pre-agreed music event in Brno together with classmates at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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