VH_758a Music in Russia in 19th Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Špaček (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 J22
Prerequisites
Knowledge of neither Russian language nor musicology is necessary, this course is dedicated also to students of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain the significant phenomena of Russian history, culture, art and music of the 19th century;
use the acquired knowledge to extend the general awareness of European culture;
interpret individual historical events of Russian culture
Syllabus
  • Culture and art in Russia after the reforms of Peter I
  • Music of Russian Orthodox Church
  • Russian folk music
  • Regression of Italian musical tradition
  • Tradition of Russian ballet
  • Origins of Russian national opera
  • Russian orchestral, concertante and chamber music
  • Radical musical nationalism - The Mighty Five
  • Russian opera houses
  • Russian opera and ballet of the 2nd half of the 19th century
  • Symphony - programmatic overutre - symphonic poem - piano trio in the 2nd half of the 19th century
  • Russian musical satire
  • Origins of Russian modern music
Literature
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 5. rozš. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2008, 594 s. ISBN 9788071066132. info
  • TARUSKIN, Richard. Defining Russia Musically. Princeton University Press, 2001, 600 pp. ISBN 978-0691070650. info
  • Russians on Russian music, 1830-1880 : an anthology. Translated by James Stuart Campbell. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 1994, xxi, 295. ISBN 0521033187. info
  • EINSTEIN, Alfred. Hudba v období romantizmu. Bratislava: OPUS, 1989. ISBN 80-7093-003-9. info
  • RACEK, Jan. Ruská hudba : od nejstarších dob až po Velkou říjnovou revoluci. 1. vyd. V Praze: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1953, 168 s. URL info
  • EINSTEIN, Alfred. Music in the romantic era. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1947, xii, 371. ISBN 0393097331. info
Teaching methods
lectures - music examples - discussion
Assessment methods
Written colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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