FF:AJ26056 British Folk Music - Course Information
AJ26056 Folk Music of the British Isles
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2004
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková - Timetable
- Tue 18:20–19:55 31
- Prerequisites
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- 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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- Course objectives
- The course focuses on a survey of the development of folk music of the Britih Isles. Stress is put on listening to CDs, as well as bacground information concerning individual instruments, song and lyrics forms, dances, collectors, and revivals.
- Syllabus
- Session 1: from voice to musical instruments, traditional music to contemporary crossover Session 2:traditional music (harp, flute, bagpipe) Session 3: traditional music (fiddle, bodhran), modern instruments (guitar, mandolin) Session 4: traditional dance forms (from Morris dances to jigs and reels) Session 5: traditional music with lyrics(carols,airs, ballads,nursery rhymes, mouth music) Session 6: collectors of traditional music (from romanticism to the 1890s Celtic revival and beyond, from Cecil Sharp to Séan Ó Riada, folk revival of the 1960s, world music of the 1990s) Session 7: dance bands, ceilidh, taking this music overseas (USA, Canada, Australia) Sesion 8: skiffle music and the folk revival of the 1960s (Donovan on video) Session 9: rock and folk with celtic roots, English, Scottish and Irish music with foreign influences) Session 10: videos (Moris dances to the Riverdance) Session 11: working with lyrics (nursery rhymes, ballads, singers-songwriters)
- Literature
- Moravčík: Keltská hudba, edice Světem lidové hudby a world music, vydal Torst Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7275-223-8
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Final exam - written, 4 pages, themes: 1)Music of the British Isles in literature in English. 2)Music of the British Isles in Czech environment. Due in late January 2004. Attendance, active participation.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Teacher's information
- http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=3
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2004, recent)
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