HVK_54 History of Music Theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Spurný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Spurný, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VHK_26 Bachelor exam || VH_39 Bachelor exam
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
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic teachings of music theory of 18th and 19th century; Form; Tonality; Music theory as pedagogy; Hugo Riemann: harmonic theory; Heinrich Schenker: harmonic theory and music analysis
Learning outcomes
the student will be able to understand the theory of music and its most prominent representatives in the 18th - 20th century.
Syllabus
  • Music theory and mathematics
  • Rameau and 18th century harmonic theory
  • 19th century harmonic theory
  • Form
  • Tonality
  • Music theory as pedagogy
  • Hugo Riemann: harmonic theory
  • Heinrich Schenker: harmonic theory and music analysis
Literature
    required literature
  • Hradecký, Emil. Úvod do studia tonální harmonie, Praha 1960
  • SPURNÝ, Lubomír. Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935): Kapitoly z hudební teorie a analýzy. Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 2012.
  • Thomas Christensen. Western Music Theory. Cambridge University Press 2002.
  • Dahlhaus, Carl. Die Musiktheorie im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert, I.,II., Teil, Darmstadt 1984/89.
  • Ludvová, Jitka. Česká hudební teorie novější doby 1850 - 1900. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1989. 85 s Studie ČSAV.
  • Risinger, Karel. Vůdčí osobnosti české moderní hudební teorie . Praha : SHV, 1963.
  • Česká hudební teorie 1750-1850. Edited by Jitka Ludvová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1985, 119 s. info
    not specified
  • De la Motte-Haber, Helga. Musiktheorie. Laaber : Laaber-Verlag, 2005.
  • SPURNÝ, Lubomír. Heinrich Schenker - dávný neznámý. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého - vydavatelství, 2000, 186 pp. ISBN 80-244-0055-3. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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