HVK_11a Musical Paleography I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Stanislav Tesař (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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
Prerequisites
The first part of basic course on the history of music and completed basic course of Latin I (CJV09) and Latin II(CJV10).
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
Abstract
This course gives a basic orientation a basic orientation in historical, theoretical and practical problems of music notation as the main communication means in music. It deals also with the problems of identification of various kinds of notation and with the ways of their transcription in present music notation.
Learning outcomes
After the finishing of the course VH_24a the student must be able: a) to provide basic orientation in both theoretical and practical problems of the musical paleography and b) to create thequalification for analytical and critical work wth historical musical sources its repertory and special paleograhical literature.
Key topics
The subject of this course is made up by following five thematic spheres: 1) Basic terms and categories; 2) Writing and music - Letter notation systems; 3) Latin neums; 4) Nota choralis; 5) Mensural systems - Modal notation. Detailed syllabus and individual thematiac units and a list of corresponding literature is in IS MU (pleas see the Study materials of the subject VHK_11a).
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • RYBARIČ, Richard. Vývoj európskeho notopisu. Vydanie 1. Bratislava: Opus, 1982, 222 stran. info
  • APEL, Willi. Die Notation der polyphonen Musik : 900-1600. Leipzig: VEB Breitkopf & Härtel Musikverlag, 1962, 527 s. info
  • APEL, Willi. The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600. 4th ed. Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1953, xxv, 464. info
    recommended literature
  • STÄBLEIN, Bruno. Musikgeschichte in Bildern. 1.Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1975, 257 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Class (1,5 hours per month); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/ group learning activities will be employed. Edition of early music example.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The course is endet by an written or oral examen, success of which is based on: 1)Reliable knowledge of problems of historical development of notation within the historical stages given by the syllabus and lectures. 2)Reliablem knowledge of principles of the studied notation systems and their transcription. 3)Reliable knowledge of basic litrature on the subject. 4) Satisfactory fulfilmwnt od the given seminar task.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2025/HVK_11a/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou udělení zápočtu je také vypracování všech úkolů v e-learningu (ELFu)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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