SUSK_05 Chapters from Music History I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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 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 course gives students a brief survey of history of music from the very beginnings to the mid-18th century. Apart from the emphasis on history of European music culture, enough attention will also be paid to music in the history of the Czech Lands. Please see also the given literature below and the corresponding e-learning course.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able:
Identify and summarise main features of the basic stylistic periods of the western music until the first half of the 18th century
On hearing musical selections, students will be able to identify those that are examples of early music and be able to identify the form, texture, and makeup of the ensemble.
Apply overall assesments and knowledge on the identification of selected stylistic periods
Demonstrate the changes in the understanding of subject music/musica and in the changes of its function
Key topics
  • Brief introduction into the basic music theory and terminology
  • Music of the Antique cultures and the period thinking about music
  • Liturgical a paraliturgical monody
  • Secular monody
  • Medieval polyphony
  • Music of the renaissance
  • Music of the baroque
  • Traditional music of selected European countries
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • MICHELS, Ulrich. Encyklopedický atlas hudby. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2000. ISBN 80-7106-238-3. info
  • SMOLKA, Jaroslav. Dějiny hudby. Vyd. 1. Brno: TOGGA agency, 2001, 657 s. ISBN 80-902912-0-1. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jaromír. Hudba v českých dějinách :od středověku do nové doby. Praha: Supraphon, 1989, 483 s., [1. ISBN 80-7058-163-8. info
  • KOUBA, Jan. ABC hudebních slohů : od raného středověku k J.S. Bachovi. 1. vyd. Praha: Supraphon, 1982, 167 s. info
  • SEHNAL, Jiří and Jiří VYSLOUŽIL. Dějiny hudby na Moravě. Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost v Brně, 2001. Vlastivěda Moravská. Země a lid. Svazek 12. ISBN 80-7275-021-6. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Active participation in the corresponding e-learning course, 4 successive test in ELFu, final written test with music examples.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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